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Genoveva Buckeye

Junonia genoveva

Photo by kijikb
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Field Notes

Description:

Very bright--not sure if this is the correct species but it is a Junonia

Habitat:

abandoned pasture with north facing slope quite common in this one place! Also spotted mud puddling on pasture edges.

Species ID Suggestions

Buckeye Butterfly

Junonia sp.

Mangrove Buckeye

Junonia genoveva genoveva

Comments (2)

Junonia sp., it is either Junonia genoveva or Junonia evarete. From both are reports from Brazil and both looks "identical". Many of them are wrongly IDed and there are many scientific papers about these ones, however, all with conflicting results. The fact, that the underside of the antennae/tips might be used for separation is not accepted by all authors. Personally I can't separate them and if you look at both my links, you might know why... Evarete: http://tolweb.org/onlinecontributors/app;jsessionid=F1E495D3F6060D2F56E7BE4A78D32979?page=ViewImageData&service=external&sp=22515 Genoveva: http://www.pybio.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/nympha47.jpg To be on the safe side I personally would go with Junonia sp. with mentioning that it could either be Junonia evarete or Junonia genoveva.

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PublishedMarch 28, 2013

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