Common Buckeye (below)

This brushfooted butterfly is so colorful, striking, and unmistakable when its wings are down, but not-so-much when its wings are up. I initially thought this might be an Emperor so I'm pleased I figured out it is instead this "temporary colonist" at my latitude.

Confirmed as “Junonia coenia” or “Common Buckeye” at:
BAMONA, https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/1194591
BugGuide, https://bugguide.net/node/view/1611941

Species pages—
» BAMONA, https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Junonia-coenia
» BugGuide, https://bugguide.net/node/view/516

[ IMG_3727S900x675tm :: 250mm ]

[Jane Anderson]

What an interesting phenomenon!