Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia (Hubner, 1822), fam. Nymphalidae, P-no. 77a0813
Host plants: Feeds on hackberry (Celtis spp.), elm (Ulmus spp.) and nettles (Urtica spp.).
Date found(s): August 22, 2026
Location(s) found: Meramec State Park, Franklin County, MO
Notes: Adults of our Polygonia species rarely feed from flowers, instead preferring rotting fruit, tree sap, dung, or carrion. Like their close relative, the mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa), Polygonia overwinter as adults.
