Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1351993

Gray Buckeye
Junonia grisea

Observation date: October 22, 2022
Submitted by: madamirie
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Warm sunny day, feeding on verbesina encelioides flowers
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: February 12, 2023
Coordinator notes: On the west coast we have the Gray Buckeye, the common Butterfly occurs from the midwest to the east, based on genomic and DNA research. When you compare series of each, they do differ!-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Santa Cruz County