Common Buckeye

Junonia coenia

Summary 7

The common buckeye or simply, 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. The sub-species Junonia coenia bergi is endemic to the island of Bermuda.

North american ecology (us and canada) 8

Junonia coenia is native to the southern United States and coastal California, and migratory throughout most of the rest of the states and into southern Canada (Scott 1986). Habitats are subtropical to upper Sonoran and upper austral zone in open areas and weedy places. Host plants are herbaceous, and include species from many families, including Plantaginaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Verbenaceae, Acanthaceae, and Cornaceae. Eggs are laid on the host plant singly. Individuals overwinter as larvae, and perhaps adults, but only in California lowlands. There are multiple flights all in Florida, Texas and southern California, and migrations northward mostly occur June 1-Oct. 31 (Scott 1986).

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Bill Bumgarner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/49503114554@N01/1581649444
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  3. (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Nymphalidae/Nymphalinae/Junonia_coenia_grisea/Junonia_coenia_grisea_Fall_Cambria_San_Lius_Obispo_Co_CA_USA_19-IX-03_170.jpg
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  5. (c) Mary Thompson, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4660994084_edf37a731f.jpg
  6. (c) Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5288/5352247473_dcaebf0fdd.jpg
  7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junonia_coenia
  8. (c) Leslie Ries, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/20604822

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