Common Buckeye |
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Junonia coenia |
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| Family | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
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| Subfamily | Nymphalinae (True Brushfoots) |
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| Flight | Two or three broods from June to September. |
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| Habitat | Open areas with low vegetation and some bare ground. |
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| Larval Hosts | Leaves of Hairy Wild Petunia and of plants in the snapdragon and plantain families. |
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| Adult Food | Nectar from aster, chickory, dogbane, gumweed, knapweed, peppermint, Tickseed Sunflower, and other flowers. |
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| Sightings | Regal Meadow | ||||||
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