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Buckeye Junonia coenia butterflies feed upon a variety of host or larval food plants.


The Buckeye Junonia coenia butterfly chrysalis on the left was fed on cudweed. The chrysalis on the right was fed on plantain.	A Buckeye butterfly caterpillar eating cudweed.	A Buckeye butterfly caterpillar on plantain.

Common Buckeye eggs on plantain Plantago lanceolata.	A Buckeye larvae eating False Foxglove Agalinas purpurea.	Wild ruellia Ruellia caroliniensis is a host plant for Buckeye Butterflies Junonia coenia.

Buckeye larva on Blue Toadflax Linaria canadensis. A shorter toadflax Linaria canadensis is also used by Buckeyes.	A Buckeye larvae eating Phillipine violet Barleria cristata. Bloom colors: light purple or white.	Mexican Petunia Ruellia brittoniana is a host plant for Buckeye Butterflies. Bloom colors: Purple, white, and pink.

Mexican Petunia varies from shorter plants, such as this white blooming ruellia, to a taller variety which grows to four feet tall.	A Buckeye larvae has been eating Mexican Petunia.	Mexican Petunia pink blooms.

Red Mexican Petunia Ruellia elegans Buckeye host plant.	Close view of the bloom of Ruellia elegans, Red Mexican Petunia.	Twinflower Dyschoriste oblongifolia is a host of Buckeye butterfly larvae.

Close view of the bloom of Firecracker Russelia equisetiformis host plant for Buckeye caterpillars.	Firecracker Russelia equisetiformis, host for Buckeye Butterfly.	A different variety of Firecracker with larger leaves only at the base of the plant, Russelia sarmentosa.

A species of wild native Florida plantain, host plant for Buckeye butterfly.	Green Shrimp Blechum brownei (with White Peacock Butterfly Eggs) is a host plant for Buckeye butterflies as well as for White Peacock and Malachite butterflies.	Firecracker Russelia sarmentosa in bloom. Photo coming soon.

An adult Buckeye drinking nectar from Butterfly Bush Buddleia davidii.	Buckeye larvae (caterpillars) eating the leaves of Butterfly Bush. Butterfly Bush Buddleia davidii doubles as a host plant although it is not often used in a garden.	Buckeye caterpillar on Firecracker Russelia sarmentosa.

A Buckeye caterpillar has molted. Its old skin is still on the stem behind it. The caterpillar will turn around and eat this old skin.	A Buckeye caterpillar hangs in a 'J', preparing to pupate.	A Buckeye pupa (also called chrysalis).

A Buckeye drinks nectar from cosmos.	In the early morning, a Buckeye butterfly is covered with dew. When the sun touches the butterfly, it will open its wings and turn its back to the sun to warm its body.	Tattered butterflies, like this tattered Buckeye, are able to fly and function normally with up to 2/3 of their wings missing.

Variation in Buckeye patterns and colors vary slightly. This Buckeye has a wide black line on the body side of its large eyespots on its upper wings.	This Buckeye has teardrop shaped large eyespots on its upper wings.	Blue is easily visable on the top of the front wings of this Buckeye.

A closer view of the top wing of a Buckeye butterfly.	Buckeye adults pairing.	Buckeye caterpillar (larva) face.

A spider makes lunch out of a Buckeye butterfly.	A chalcid wasp has exited this Buckeye pupa.	A predatory stink bug has pierced a Buckeye chrysalis for supper.