Tropical Buckeye
Junonia nigrosuffusa

General: Similar in all aspects to the Common Buckeye, this may actually be the same species. It is different in that adults have a rich brown overlay of scales and the eyespots tend to be smaller. It is more commonly encountered in the Memorial.
Flight: spring to fall
Foodplant: monkeyflower, Mercadonia; speedwell, Veronica
Status: resident

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