Very Cool, Despite the Name*

Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia

I've been searching for one of these ALL YEAR, and finally today at Longwood Gardens, I saw not one but probably a dozen of them. They are amazingly beautiful butterflies, and I finally get to add one to my lifelist.

*Oh, and about the name. Being a Penn Stater, it's hard to like ANYTHING "Buckeye". =-)

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Finiky says:

well done. I got one today too
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

MM2929 [deleted] says:

Yes, a very cool butterfly and a very spendid shot of one..nicely done indeed!!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Keri dreams of a Pentax K-x says:

Woo hoo a fellow bleeder of blue and white! I totally agree with you on the name. :)
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Naturability says:

Hey, you got one!
Great shot.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

hearman says:

Beautiful, they were around last year but I seen very few butterflies this year and none of these, I might be hanging out in the wrong neighborhood, nice photo of this one.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

CharlesLam says:

Beautiful little and very nice capture, congratulation.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

hamapenguin says:

incredible! great work!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

KmacN says:

What a terrific shot! Goos for you.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

prairiedog says:

Nice shot!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

nj dodge says:

great detail & color (123)
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Goldmanoz says:

very nice capture....the bg has really helped here, great seperation form the subject, well framed also...

123
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

ImageInnovation Photography says:

Those markings are gorgeous. You captured the texture of the wings very well. [123nature]
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Shepherd says:

sweet shot
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Anikó says:

Wonderful butterflies!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

AnnuskA - AnnA Theodora says:

you are right to be proud of this one!! spetacular!! =)
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

J Gilbert says:

Nice photo. They're very cool butterflies.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Lorika13 says:

Very nice. I've never seen one of these, probably because I live in MN.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

OHcorgis says:

Well, just send the Buckeyes over this way. They certainly are the correct colors.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Anita363 says:

They seem to fly in big flights. I haven't seen one in NJ, but I saw them in CA.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

A. Saleh says:

wow great shot, wonderful
keep the good work.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

AnnuskA - AnnA Theodora says:

I got a junonia evarete in my collection! ;D
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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