Buckeye Butterfly
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Junonia
Species: J. coenia
General Characteristics: The upperside is brown. The forewing has 2 orange cell bars and 2 eyespots; part of white subapical band appears in the largest, lower eyespot. The hindwing has 2 eyespots; upper one is largest and contains a magenta crescent. The underside of hindwing is brown or tan in the wet season (summer) form and rose-red in the dry season (fall) form.
Special Adaptations: The Buckeye breeds on plants containing bitter iridoid glycosides, including plantains, various Scrophulariaceae, and Lippia. Favorite nectar sources are composites including aster, chickory, gumweed, knapweed, and tickseed sunflower. Dogbane, peppermint, and other flowers are also visited.
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