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Junonia genoveva, the common mangrove buckeye or mangrove buckeye, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in South America and possibly into Central America.
Junonia genoveva, the mangrove buckeye, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in South America, and possibly into Central America. The wingspan is 45–57 mm.
stage of the cycle, the pupa forms into an adult butterfly (Fig. 1). They have fully developed wings and they are sexually mature to allow the cycle to begin again.
Adults overwinter. Flight: Several broods from March-October. Caterpillar Hosts: Black-mangrove. Adult Food: Flower nectar. Habitat: Tidal flats and black-mangrove swamps. Range: Atlantic coast of Mexico north to South Texas, the West Indies, and extreme southern Florida.
7 gru 2020 · A new species (the mangrove buckeye) has “recently” split off from the far more widespread ancestor (the common buckeye) based on adaptations and preference for a much smaller and very different habitat (caterpillars of mangrove buckeyes eat only black mangroves).
The Mangrove Buckeye is considered a rare species at the GTM. It has been observed three times once on each of Transects A-C. The species was observed in September, November, and December. There have been 3 specimens observed as of December 28, 2015.
The Mangrove Buckeye (Junonia genoveva) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from southern New Mexico, southern Arizona, southern Texas, and southern Florida south through the West Indies, Mexico and Central America to Argentina.
