Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1146513

Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia

Observation date: October 15, 2017
Submitted by: Anne Wills
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Sunny, windy, 80-85 degrees, partially cloudy with a cold front moving in. The butterfly was flitting low along the gravel road near the weedy edge, pausing occasionally on the gravel. Nearby were goldenrod, lespedeza, queen anne's lace, poison ivy, mixed weeds and grasses, oak, locust, juniper, sycamore, autumn olive, multiflora rose, honeysuckle.
Status: Temporary Colonist
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: October 17, 2017
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Putnam County, United States, West Virginia