Junonia coenia
Common Buckeye Butterfly

Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)
Class: Insecta (true insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, and their caterpillars)
Family: Nymphalidae (brushfoots)
Genus: Junonia (buckeyes)
Species: Junonia coenia ( Precis coenia )
Common Names: Common Buckeye Butterfly, Peacock Butterfly

Junonia coenia: Taxonomy | Photographs

Taxonomic Classification

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Junonia coenia - wings spread out, feeding on flower of Spanish needles (Bidens alba)
Lake Lafayette / Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
October 21, 2000
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Junonia coenia
Lake Lafayette / Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
October 21, 2000
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Photo added to site: (before 2002)