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Common Buckeye

Junonia coenia

Photo by joanbstanley
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33.1515, -97.0178

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Description:

Upperside is brown. Forewing with 2 orange cell bars and 2 eyespots; part of white subapical band appears in the largest, lower eyespot. Hindwing has 2 eyespots; upper one is largest and contains a magenta crescent. Underside of hindwing is brown or tan in the wet season (summer) form and rose-red in the dry season (fall) form.

Habitat:

Beach area of Lewisville Lake.

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Junonia coenia

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