The Common Buckeyes are getting more common.
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
Gus Engling W.M.A.,
Anderson Co., Texas
9 June 2013
The (Common) Buckeye (Junonia coenia) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia and all parts of the United States except the northwest, and is especially common in the south, the California coast, and throughout Central America and Colombia. Its habitat is open areas with low vegetation and some bare ground. This species and its relatives were placed formerly in the genus Precis.
