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  Sighting 1043348

Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia

Observation date: May 09, 2015
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Sunny, warm, some light breeze. Same time and specific cluster of plants as American Snout observation from that date. Feeding on flowers of what I think are maybe Sweet Olive (plants shown in photos). Observed while I was birding in late afternoon in the town of Jena in La Salle Parish.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 14, 2015
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Louisiana, La Salle Parish