Buckeye Butterfly - Junonia coenia
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) / Subfamily Nymphalinae (Brushfoots)
Live adult buckeye butterfly photographed February 11, 2003 at San Antonio, Texas. Ambient temperature 65 degrees, sunny

The Buckeye Butterfly is one of the most easily recognized due to its prominent eyespots.
 
 
               
 
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