
Common Buckeye

by Carl Moore
Title
Common Buckeye
Artist
Carl Moore
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Description
August 2015 Sheffield, Alabama: The common buckeye or simply, buckeye, (Junonia coenia) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia and all parts of the United States except the northwest, and is especially common in the south, the California coast, and throughout Central America and Colombia. The sub-species Junonia coenia bergi is endemic to the island of Bermuda.
Its habitat is open areas with low vegetation and some bare ground.
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August 21st, 2015
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