common buckeye

Have to post and run. I'll be back to browse later. Concentrating on butterflies today, perhaps in compensation for the pouring rain outside. Here's one I remember well from childhood: The Buckeye butterfly - so-called because those "eyes" look a bit like buckeyes (horse chestnuts to...

Another Buckeye which is quite similar in the area is the Mangrove Buckeye, but those white bars you see on the forewings is a rich orange to pale, and the rings around the eye below is complete.

Common Buckeye also known as just Buckeye (Junonia coenia: Nymphalidae) Wingspan 5.1-6.4 cm (2.0-2.5 in). Photographed nectaring Hookers Eryngo (Erygium hookerii: Apiaceae). Photographed along the margin of Rosebud Lake, Falls County, Texas, USA. Surrounding area is disturbed pastureland in the...

Common Buckeye also known as just Buckeye (Junonia coenia: Nymphalidae) Wingspan 5.1-6.4 cm (2.0-2.5 in). Photographed at Camelot Park, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Open park with scattered pecan, hackberry and elm trees at ca. 91 m (300 ft) elevation. Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area.

Junonia coenia is a widespread species across the Southeastern United States. My past attempts at photographing this species have been hampered by ugly backgrounds - I've ususally found them perched on ashphalt, dirt or scat. I discovered the other day that our nearby dog walking trail / park...

Late evening sun and fill flash

Waiting for the D 80 to return and using the D 50. Took a few days to re-learn, really had some problems with color and lighting for a while.

Purely a fun shot. I was going through photos to toss and forgot about this one. I'm not sure this is the politest way to ask but does this Buckeye look like its using the rest room?

I took this of the Buckeye and did not see the spider until I downloaded on the computer. Oh yeah....the Buckeye got away.

I took this at River Legacy Park in Arlington,Texas in a grass field by a pond.

Photo was cropped, a little saturation, USM and resized for web.