FFL Butterfly Gardens: Mangrove Buckeye Butterfly Details

Mangrove Buckeye Butterfly Details

Mangrove Buckeye
Photo by Linda Cooper

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Species

Species:

Junonia genoveva

Family:

Nymphalidae

Subfamily:

Nymphalinae

Size

Medium

Host Plants

Where Found

Habitat

  • Open habitats, disturbed sites, coastal areas

This species has been reported in these Florida counties:

  • BREVARD
  • BROWARD
  • CHARLOTTE
  • COLLIER
  • FLAGLER
  • HILLSBOROUGH
  • INDIAN RIVER
  • LAKE
  • LEE
  • MANATEE
  • MARTIN
  • MIAMI-DADE
  • MONROE
  • ORANGE
  • PALM BEACH
  • PASCO
  • PINELLAS
  • POLK
  • SAINT LUCIE
  • SARASOTA
  • VOLUSIA

Flight Period

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

Description

A relatively common butterfly of coastal areas with Black Mangrove. The adults have a quick and erratic flight but frequently alight on the ground, low vegetation or on available blossoms. | Photo by Linda Cooper