The Life Cycle of the Buckeye Butterfly
Four Interesting Facts
- Drinks from flowers and fruit
- Drinks from the pulp (fruit) around a Lantana seed.
- Also drawn to the bodies of dead aminals
- Female Buckeye butterflies are larger than males.
- Unlike some butterfly species, Buckeye butterflies lay eggs on a wide variety of host plants.
- They drink nectar from flowers with a short throat.
- Eggs are green and laid singly on host plants.
Buckeye Butterfly
The Life Cycle
Presentation by Jackie Saucier
Created on February 16, 2016
- Predators include birds and otehr insects
- The eyes on the wings help to scare off and distract predators
Basic Information
- Scientific Name: Junonia Coenia
- Common Name: Buckeye
- Range