Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
Elk Grove, IL
2012-06-18
The Buckeye is a Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies) family butterfly with conspicuous circles on its wings. The upperside and underside of the forewings are marked with orange patches. The photo shows the butterfly with only four legs, as with other Nymphalidae family butterflies.
Elk Grove, IL
2012-06-18
The photo shows the conspicuous blue to black circles on the upperside of the wings.
Other Nymphalidae species:
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Eastern Comma
Polygonia comma
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
Northern Crescent
Phyciodes cocyta
Question Mark
Polygonia interrogationis
Aphrodite Fritillary
Speyeria aphrodite
Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae
White Peacock
Anartia jatrophae
Zebra Heliconian
Heliconius charithonia