Summary ⁶

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.

Habitat ⁷

Junonia coenia tends to like more open areas such as fields, parks, pastures, meadows, and coastal dunes. You can also find them along roadsides and in other disturbed, weedy places. They are often near their food plants, and may also feed or drink around mud puddles.

Habitat Regions: temperate ; tropical ; terrestrial

Terrestrial Biomes: desert or dune ; chaparral ; scrub forest

Other Habitat Features: urban ; suburban ; agricultural

Conservation status ⁸

Due to their large abundance, J. coenia is currently not on any endangered species list.

US Federal List: no special status

CITES: no special status

State of Michigan List: no special status

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Bill Bumgarner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/49503114554@N01/1581649444
2. (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Nymphalidae/Nymphalinae/Junonia_c_coenia/Junonia_c_coenia_Breedsville_Van_Buren_Co_MI_USA_21-IX-07_1.jpg
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
4. (c) Mary Thompson, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4660994084_edf37a731f.jpg
5. (c) Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6228/6319347070_c6b7c36c2b_o.jpg
6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junonia_coenia
7. (c) The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/31399987
8. (c) The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/31399994

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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• BugGuide
• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• CalPhotos
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• Maryland Moths
• Mass Moths
• Moth Photographers Group
• Moths of North Carolina
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Pacific Northwest Moths

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