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Tropical Buckeye

Junonia evarete

Description:

Brown underside, with a band separating brown and lighter brown. In females like this one, the colors are very light.

Habitat:

Coastal town

Notes:

A wide ranging species, from South America to western North America.

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2 Comments

Latimeria
Latimeria 12 years ago

That is tricky, wow. Thanks again, bayucca!

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Tricky one with closed wings. Look at the link and follow the females. They are much fainter than the males. Tropical Buckeye, Junonia evarete, female (!).

Latimeria
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Latimeria

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jan 8, 2011
Submitted on Feb 26, 2011

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