Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1337013

Gray Buckeye
Junonia grisea

Observation date: August 02, 2022
Submitted by: Logan Miederhoff
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Landed on the ground with temperatures around 70 to 80° Fahrenheit.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: August 02, 2022
Coordinator notes: This is actually a Gray Buckeye (Junonia grisea), recently shown to be a different species than the Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia). The Dark Buckeye (Junonia nigrosuffusa) strays into the eastern Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, the Common Buckeye occurs futher east.-Ken Davenport