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Dark Tropical Buckeye (open wing)
Dark Tropical Buckeye (Junonia genoveva subsp nigrosuffusa: Nymphalidae) Open wing view (dorsal 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
What a stunner Stanley. Beautiful colourfully opened wing detail, well done.
 
Wonderful colors & patterns on this beauty & an exquisite macro shot of it in a lovely setting; Stanley!! tfs.
 
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It looks so pristine with every part of it in perfect condition. A beautiful closeup of this Buckeye Stanley.
 
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Opus Editor
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How beautiful is that one!!!!

A super picture you've taken of him too Stanley. Don't think I've seen this one before. Many thanks for showing him to us my friend.
 
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That Crucita really draws the beauties in Stanley doesn't it! Another gorgeous butterfly and a superb macro of it!

Chris
 

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Butterflies & Moths
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