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Dark Tropical Buckeye (closed wing)
Stanley Jones

Dark Tropical Buckeye (closed wing) (Junonia genoveva)

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.
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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
Deerbird
What a beautiful picture of this buckeye, and thanks for the information that goes with the picture too Stanley
 

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Butterflies & Moths
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