Tropical Buckeye
Junonia evarete (Cramer, 1779)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Upperside is brown; wide forewing band is white diffused with brown or orange; large eyespot is edged with brown internally. Lower eyespot on forewing and upper eyespot on hindwing are about the same size. Underside of hindwing is brown; median band is fairly straight. Form nigrosuffusa is very dark brown; forewing band is dark orange or lacking.
Wing Span: 1 3/4 - 2 1/4 inches (4.5 - 5.7 cm).
Life History: Males perch all day on flat-topped vegetation or on the ground to watch for receptive females. Eggs are laid singly on the host plant; caterpillars are solitary and eat leaves.
Flight: Three to four broods from March-October, adults overwinter from October-March.
Caterpillar Hosts: Stemodia, lippia, ruellia, and porterweed.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Open tropical lowlands including fields, brushlands, sandy islands.
Range: Southern New Mexico, southern Arizona, South Texas, and southern Florida south through the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America to Argentina. Rare wanderer to southeastern California, southeastern Colorado, and central Florida. Comments: The eyespots are used to frighten predators.
Conservation: Not usually 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.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 161 verified sightings
Observation date: Apr 29, 2019
Submitted by: Ssneed
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 26, 2019
Observation date: Jul 28, 2019
Submitted by: AmyandLeigh
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 04, 2019
Observation date: Apr 06, 2019
Submitted by: greenecycle
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Apr 11, 2019
Observation date: Jan 28, 2019
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jan 29, 2019
Observation date: Jan 03, 2018
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Dec 12, 2018
Observation date: Mar 20, 2004
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Aransas County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 03, 2018
Observation date: Nov 14, 2017
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 12, 2018
Observation date: Nov 11, 2017
Submitted by: wayne13114
Region: Cuba
Verified by: wayne13114
Verified date: Dec 24, 2017
Observation date: Apr 09, 2016
Submitted by: H. Wedgeworth
Region: Texas, Montgomery County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 30, 2016
Observation date: Aug 12, 2016
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 24, 2016
Observation date: Apr 12, 2016
Submitted by: Martin and Sara
Region: Aransas County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 04, 2016
Observation date: Jul 23, 2013
Submitted by: Axarus
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 23, 2016
Observation date: Mar 20, 2015
Submitted by: Doug Backlund
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Mar 20, 2015
Observation date: Apr 26, 2014
Submitted by: jeffmci9
Region: Texas, Nueces County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 12, 2014
Observation date: Nov 04, 2012
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Feb 07, 2014
Observation date: Aug 24, 2013
Submitted by: anaeamark
Region: Monroe County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 31, 2013
Observation date: Jun 01, 2013
Submitted by: anaeamark
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 14, 2013
Observation date: Jul 13, 2013
Submitted by: anaeamark
Region: Monroe County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 14, 2013
Observation date: Jan 20, 2012
Submitted by: yamixpr
Region: Puerto Rico
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Apr 19, 2013
Observation date: Jul 11, 1993
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mohave County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Nov 24, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Alex Grkovich)
Region: Mohave County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 15, 1983
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ken Hansen)
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 06, 1991
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard P. Meyer)
Region: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 11, 1995
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Apache County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
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