Dark Buckeye
Junonia nigrosuffusa W. Barnes & McDunnough, 1916
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Tribe: Junoniini
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Taxonomy Notes: Formerly as Junonia evarete nigrosuffusa or Junonia coenia nigrosuffusa. Lalonde & Marcus (2018), Syst. Entomol. 44(3): 465-489, treated this as a distinct taxon; Lalonde, M.M.L. & Marcus, J.L. 2019. Getting western: biogeographical analysis of morphological variation, mitochondrial haplotypes and nuclear markers reveals cryptic species and hybrid zones in the Junonia butterflies of the American southwest and Mexico.; Cong, Q., Zhang, J., Shen, J.H., Cao, X.L, Brévignon, C. & Grishin, N.V. 2020. Speciation in North American Junonia from a genomic perspective. Systematic Entomology 45(4): 803–837.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Junonia coenia nigrosuffusa
Junonia evarete nigrosuffusa
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Apr 24, 2024
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Texas, Nueces County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 29, 2024
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Observation date: Apr 24, 2024
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Texas, Nueces County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 29, 2024
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Observation date: Apr 24, 2024
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Texas, Nueces County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 29, 2024
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Observation date: Sep 12, 2023
Submitted by: camflies
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Nov 09, 2023
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Observation date: Mar 27, 2023
Submitted by: cjgoin
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Mar 28, 2023
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Observation date: Jan 11, 2023
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jan 11, 2023
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Observation date: Oct 27, 2022
Submitted by: mfernandabarraza
Region: Sonora, Mexico
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 02, 2023
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Observation date: Dec 19, 2017
Submitted by: David F Smith
Region: Sonora, Mexico
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Dec 12, 2022
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Observation date: Nov 04, 2022
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Region: Otero County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Nov 08, 2022
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Observation date: Oct 31, 2022
Submitted by: cjgoin
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Nov 08, 2022
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Observation date: Oct 26, 2022
Submitted by: Gordon Berman
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Oct 29, 2022
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Observation date: Oct 22, 2022
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Oct 27, 2022
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Observation date: Oct 20, 2022
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Oct 24, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 29, 2022
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Region: Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Oct 05, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 07, 2022
Submitted by: mashoop58
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 09, 2022
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Observation date: May 27, 2020
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Nov 04, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 13, 2020
Submitted by: joeschelling
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jun 25, 2020
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Observation date: May 05, 2020
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 23, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 09, 2019
Submitted by: jft48
Region: Torrance County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 07, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 01, 2001
Submitted by: stevecary (Christopher Rustay)
Region: Cibola County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 08, 2011
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Observation date: Sep 08, 2001
Submitted by: stevecary (Christopher Rustay)
Region: Torrance County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 08, 2011
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Observation date: Jul 08, 2001
Submitted by: stevecary (Christopher Rustay)
Region: Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 08, 2011
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Observation date: Sep 08, 2001
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 07, 2011