The Buckeye Butterfly is present
over much of North America in the summertime, although it is not
able to overwinter in the north. Along the east coast of the U.S.,
there are noticeable migrations, with hordes of Buckeyes flying
southward much like the Monarch migrations farther west.
Life Cycle:
Eggs are dark green, ribbed, with flat top. Caterpillar to 1", dark
green to gray with orange and yellow markings. Host plants include
figwort, stonecrop, vervain, and plantain. Flight: Two to
four broods; year-round in south.
Habitat: Power line cuts, roadsides, parks, fields and meadows.
This butterfly was photographed in a wide, dry creek bed near
McAllister Park in San Antonio, Texas. Range: Resident
throughout the south, in north Oregon to Ontario and New England.
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