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Buckeye

Juonoia coenia

Photo by polerpress
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

I found this one in my screened in porch and i go it to crawl onto my thumb so I could carry it outside to freedom. It ended up staying on my thumb for 10+ minutes :)

Habitat:

United States, parts of Canada, and Mexico.

Species ID Suggestions

Common Buckeye Butterfly

Junonia coenia

Comments (7)

What a beautiful moth! What a treat to have it hang around for so long too. Thanks!.
Magnificent moth. Delicious colours. Good spot.

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