Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1046992

Gray Buckeye
Junonia grisea

Observation date: June 06, 2015
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Many of these buckeye butterflies were flying around dry grass areas in vicinity of large flowering buckeye tree growing in creekbed of Crosley Creek. Some buckeyes were observed feeding at the buckeye tree. Sunny day in 80's F.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: June 08, 2015
Coordinator notes: Gray Buckeyes are the only Buckeye species in all but a few southeastern Desert counties in the state which have the Dark Buckeye, Junonia nigrosuffusa-As it turns out Common Buckeyes (Junonia coenia) occur further east in the USA-Ken Davenport.