tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3575267115064286502..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-71739688693393260702010-09-30T17:05:26.923-05:002010-09-30T17:05:26.923-05:00I followed this little fellow through the prairie ...I followed this little fellow through the prairie for about 5 minutes before he finally held still for the photo. If I remember correctly, the leaf he is resting on is one of the "elephant ear" basal leaves of the Prairie Dock (Silphium).<br /><br />And MWarhol, these butterflies do migrate, especially along the East Coast. I have read that at times their concentrations rival that of the Monarchs.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-11144642258810235032010-09-30T14:10:23.639-05:002010-09-30T14:10:23.639-05:00I saw dozens of these just last weekend. I was kay...I saw dozens of these just last weekend. I was kayaking on a tidal creek at the base of Cape May, and at the mouth of the creek, where it flows into Delaware Bay, a few monarchs and many buckeyes (and several species of bees and flies) were chowing down on goldenrod, the only thing blooming there at this time of year. I assume that the buckeyes were migrating, but I don't know where they go for the winter.MWarholnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-46583165473959666952010-09-30T10:56:22.090-05:002010-09-30T10:56:22.090-05:00Beautiful colors. Whatever that is that it is rest...Beautiful colors. Whatever that is that it is resting on is a perfect match for the butterfly's colors.<br /><br />We get a lot of them here in Alabama. They are one of my favorites from childhood.bunnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762412508859521913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-8251622847242641762010-09-30T09:07:46.810-05:002010-09-30T09:07:46.810-05:00What a glorious and autumnal palette the velvety &...What a glorious and autumnal palette the velvety "feathers" of a Buckeye be!Cellar Doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00137997091501885347noreply@blogger.com