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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc. (Nymphalinae) » Junoniini » Buckeyes (Junonia) » Common Buckeye - Hodges#4440 (Junonia coenia)
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ID Cat - Junonia coenia
Copyright © 2009 Andrew Meeds

ID Cat - Junonia coenia
Powell Gardens, near Kansas City, Johnson County, Missouri, USA
September 6, 2009
There were several of these around- They have some resemblance to Vanessa spp. which were plentiful, but I don't think that's what this is... Any ideas? Thanks.
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Contributed by Andrew Meeds on 29 September, 2009 - 7:31pm
Last updated 2 November, 2009 - 4:10pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Andrew Meeds, 29 September, 2009 - 8:22pm login or register to post comments

Maybe
Junonia?
… john and jane balaban, 29 September, 2009 - 8:16pm login or register to post comments

always helps to note which plant
they are feeding on if you can. However, this looks to be a Buckeye caterpillar - Junonia coenia.
… David J. Ferguson, 29 September, 2009 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

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