Common Buckeye |
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Junonia coenia |
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| Order | Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) |
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| Superfamily | Papilionoidea (Butterflies [excluding skippers]) |
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| Family | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
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| Subfamily | Nymphalinae (True Brushfoots) |
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| Flight/Season | 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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| Identification |
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| Larval Food | Leaves of Hairy Wild Petunia and of plants in the snapdragon and plantain families. |
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| Adult Food | Nectar from aster (Symphyotrichum), chicory (Cichorium intybus), dogbane (Apocynum), curly-cup gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa), knapweed (Centaurea), peppermint (Mentha x piperita), coreopsis (Coreopsis), and other flowers. |
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| Sightings | Regal Meadow | ||||||
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