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(Common) Buckeye butterfly
Junonia coenia
38.7505, -77.0718
Field Notes
Description:
A medium-size brown butterfly with bold eyespots on the upper surfaces of its wings, feeding on Marigold flowers (Tagetes sp.). Photo 1 and 3 were cropped to highlight the butterfly; Photo 2 and 4 are the original photographs. Related Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagetes Editor's Note: My apologies for the relatively low quality photographs taken using my iPhone 3GS!
Habitat:
The Children’s Garden at Hollin Meadows Science and Math Focus School. Related Resource: http://www.fcps.edu/HollinMeadowsES/
Notes:
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedOctober 10, 2011
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