Bug FAQCommon Mangrove Buckeye
Junonia genoveva · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae
The common mangrove buckeye has a wingspan of about 45 to 57 millimetres. It lives in South America and may also be found in Central America. Adult butterflies sip nectar from flowers.
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How to recognize it
It is often mistaken for the tropical buckeye, Junonia evarete, which also occurs in South America.
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Size
The wingspan ranges from 45 to 57 mm.
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Where it lives
Its range includes South America and possibly parts of Central America.
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What it eats
Adults feed on flower nectar.
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Where it comes from
Research shows this species occurs in South America.
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Lookalikes
It can be confused with Junonia evarete, the tropical buckeye, which shares its South American distribution.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 6 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Virginia, Michigan.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
Same family (Nymphalidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junonia_genoveva
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.