Posts Tagged: buckeye butterfly

The Buck (Eye) Stops Here

The buck stops here. The buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia), that is. Whether it's doing the fandago on the plantago, the can-can on the...

Buckeye (Junonia coenia) spreads its wings on sedum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Buckeye (Junonia coenia) spreads its wings on sedum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Buckeye perched on lantana. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Buckeye perched on lantana. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Buckeye ready to flutter away. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Buckeye ready to flutter away. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Shall We Prey?

The California Buckeye (Junonia coenia), with its bold eyespots and white bars, is an easily recognizable butterfly. The problem: getting close...

Buckeye spreads it wings on an African daisy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Buckeye spreads it wings on an African daisy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Shattered Buckeye, probably the work of a praying mantis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Shattered Buckeye, probably the work of a praying mantis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The predator? Could have been this praying mantis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The predator? Could have been this praying mantis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Eyes Have It

The eyespots--they're almost hypnotic. And that's what makes the buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) so easily recognizable--the bold pattern of...

Buckeye Butterfly

EYESPOTS on the wings of a buckeye butterfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Seeing Spots

If you've seen a lot of buckeye butterflies this season, you're not alone.It's a big year for buckeyes, says noted butterfly expert Arthur Shapiro,...

Buckeye Butterfly

BUCKEYE BUTTERFLY (Junonia coenia) nectars on a zinnia, a member of the aster family. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up

LIKE AN AIRPLANE in flight, a buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) glides to a zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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