Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1365082

Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia

Observation date: July 23, 2023
Submitted by: DeepSkyKelly
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: We've been looking at Gray vs. Common lately. I put Common here as a placeholder. Do the prominent dark eyespots on the ventral hind wing help lean to a particular ID?
Status: Temporary Colonist
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: July 25, 2023
Coordinator notes: I just sent you a (underexposed) guide to the buckeyes. my reading indicates that the warm brown dorsal ground color plus the broad orange DHW submarginal band are consistent with Common.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Colfax County