Attributes of Junonia coenia
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia Hübner, [1822]
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Upperside is brown. Forewing with 2 orange cell bars and 2 eyespots; part of white subapical band appears in the largest, lower eyespot. Hindwing has 2 eyespots; upper one is largest and contains a magenta crescent. Underside of hindwing is brown or tan in the wet season (summer) form and rose-red in the dry season (fall) form.
Wing Span: 1 5/8 - 2 3/4 inches (4.2 - 7 cm).
Life History: Males perch during the day on low plants or bare ground to watch for females, flying periodically to patrol or to chase other flying insects. Females lay eggs singly on leaf buds or on upperside of host plant leaves. Caterpillars are solitary and eat leaves. Caterpillars and adults overwinter but only in the south.
Flight: Two to three broods from May-October, throughout the year in the Deep South.
Caterpillar Hosts: Plants from the snapdragon family including snapdragon (Antirrhinum) and toadflax (Linaria); the plantain family including plantains (Plantago); and the acanthus family including ruellia (Ruellia nodiflora).
Adult Food: Favorite nectar sources are composites including aster, chickory, gumweed, knapweed, and tickseed sunflower. Dogbane, peppermint, and other flowers are also visited.
Habitat: Open, sunny areas with low vegetation and some bare ground.
Range: Resident in the southern United States and north along the coasts to central California and North Carolina; south to Bermuda, Cuba, Isle of Pines, and southern Mexico. Adults from the south's first brood migrate north in late spring and summer to temporarily colonize most of the United States and parts of southern Canada. Comments: The eyespots may be used to scare away predators.
Conservation: Not required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 400 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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May 22, 2013 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | May 23, 2013 | Details |
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May 17, 2013 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | May 17, 2013 | Details |
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August 10, 2012 | KristyBaker | Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States | May 11, 2013 | Details |
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May 11, 2013 | gunhilda | Payne County, Oklahoma, United States | May 11, 2013 | Details |
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May 07, 2013 | CA Ivy | Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States | May 07, 2013 | Details |
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May 01, 2013 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | May 04, 2013 | Details |
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May 03, 2013 | Butterflygal | Hamilton County, Texas, United States | May 04, 2013 | Details |
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May 01, 2013 | scvirginia | Charleston County, South Carolina, United States | May 01, 2013 | Details |
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April 26, 2013 | treichard | Monterey County, California, United States | April 29, 2013 | Details |
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April 25, 2013 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | April 25, 2013 | Details |
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April 21, 2013 | CA Ivy | Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States | April 21, 2013 | Details |
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April 19, 2013 | whbauer | Blanco County, Texas, United States | April 20, 2013 | Details |
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January 20, 2013 | Naseem Reza | Volusia County, Florida, United States | April 17, 2013 | Details |
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January 21, 2013 | Naseem Reza | Volusia County, Florida, United States | April 17, 2013 | Details |
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September 23, 2011 | butterfliesinoz | Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States | April 07, 2013 | Details |
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August 16, 2011 | catharinejo | Jackson County, Kansas, United States | April 05, 2013 | Details |
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April 05, 2013 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | April 05, 2013 | Details |
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October 08, 2012 | rjcohrs | Hancock County, Indiana, United States | March 13, 2013 | Details |
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October 09, 2011 | WestCoastLady | Humboldt County, California, United States | March 06, 2013 | Details |
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August 25, 2012 | TiggersMomma | Monroe County, Indiana, United States | March 03, 2013 | Details |
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June 26, 2012 | J_Martineau | Dakota County, Minnesota, United States | February 09, 2013 | Details |
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June 20, 2012 | Dave Kinney | Wexford County, Michigan, United States | February 08, 2013 | Details |
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August 21, 2012 | MarkScottsmltd | Fannin County, Georgia, United States | January 31, 2013 | Details |
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November 04, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 29, 2013 | Details |
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November 06, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 29, 2013 | Details |
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November 07, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 29, 2013 | Details |
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November 07, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 29, 2013 | Details |
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November 08, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 29, 2013 | Details |
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October 31, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 28, 2013 | Details |
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October 15, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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October 15, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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October 16, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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October 16, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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October 16, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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October 18, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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October 19, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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October 22, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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October 23, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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October 24, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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October 27, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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October 28, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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October 30, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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November 02, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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October 17, 2012 | CA Ivy | Adair County, Oklahoma, United States | January 19, 2013 | Details |
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October 14, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 11, 2013 | Details |
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October 10, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 06, 2013 | Details |
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December 02, 2012 | gunhilda | Payne County, Oklahoma, United States | January 04, 2013 | Details |
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July 18, 2012 | LinRandolph | Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States | January 04, 2013 | Details |
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October 02, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 03, 2013 | Details |
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October 03, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 03, 2013 | Details |
