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Tropical Buckeye

Junonia evarete

Photo by Latimeria
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Field Notes

Description:

Brown underside, with a band separating brown and lighter brown. In females like this one, the colors are very light.

Habitat:

Coastal town

Notes:

A wide ranging species, from South America to western North America.

Reference Links:

Junonia evarete, Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepi…

Species ID Suggestions

Tropical Buckeye

Junonia evarete

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Comments (2)
Latimeria
That is tricky, wow. Thanks again, bayucca!
bayucca
Tricky one with closed wings. Look at the link and follow the females. They are much fainter than the males. Tropical Buckeye, Junonia evarete, female (!).

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PublishedFebruary 26, 2011

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