Common Buckeye
The Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) has a 1-5/8 to 2-3/4 inch wingspan. It has a brown upperside. The forewing has 2 orange cell bars and 2 eyespots. Part of a white subapical band appears in the largest, lower eyespot. The hindwing has 2 eyespots. The upper one is largest and contains a magenta colored crescent. The underside of the hindwing is brown or tan in the summer and rose-red in the fall.
The Common Buckeye is a resident of the southern United States and north along the coasts to central California and North Carolina. it is found south to Bermuda, Cuba, the Isle of Pines, and southern Mexico. Adults from the first brood in the south migrate north in late spring and summer to temporarily colonize most of the United States and parts of southern Canada. It is found in open fields, beaches, and disturbed areas.
Its major food plants are the Gerardias, toadflax, and plantain.
The Common Buckeye is a resident of the southern United States and north along the coasts to central California and North Carolina. it is found south to Bermuda, Cuba, the Isle of Pines, and southern Mexico. Adults from the first brood in the south migrate north in late spring and summer to temporarily colonize most of the United States and parts of southern Canada. It is found in open fields, beaches, and disturbed areas.
Its major food plants are the Gerardias, toadflax, and plantain.