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Dark Tropical Buckeye (closed wing)
Dark Tropical Buckeye (Junonia genoveva subsp nigrosuffusa: Nymphalidae) Closed wing view (ventral view)Wingspan 4.5-5.7 cm (1.8-2.2 in). Nectaring Crucita (Eupatorium odoratum: Asteraceae). National Butterfly Center, Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Planted butterfly garden with native plants with riparian woods just north of the Rio Grande in the South Texas Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 40 m (131 ft) elevation.
Habitat
Planted butterfly garden with native plants with riparian woods just north of the Rio Grande in the South Texas Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 40 m (131 ft) elevation.
Location
National Butterfly Center, Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
October 2016
Scientific name
Junonia genoveva
Equipment used
Canon
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
Oh! That is so different, isn't it Stanley.

A great picture - very nicely sitting on that pretty flower too. Many thanks lad.
 
Supporter
Always a pleasure to see both dorsal and ventral surfaces Stanley! Another great macro and a fine set Today, many tfs!

Chris
 

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Butterflies & Moths
Added by
Stanley Jones
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