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title: "Common Buckeye"
description: "Junonia coenia — Insetos e aranhas. Junonia coenia, known as the common buckeye or buckeye, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/common-buckeye
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Buckeye

> Junonia coenia — Insetos e aranhas. Junonia coenia, known as the common buckeye or buckeye, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

- Scientific name: *Junonia coenia*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 112470
- Wikidata: [Q1257151](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1257151)
- iNaturalist taxon: [48505](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48505)

## Names

- en: Common Buckeye
- de: Nordamerikanisches Pfauenauge
- es: Mariposa ojo de venado común
- fr: Papillon ocellé

## Countries with the most observations

US (106355), CA (1571), MX (1123), BM (76), BS (3)

## Summary

Junonia coenia, known as the common buckeye or buckeye, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found as a resident or vagrant across much of North America and Central America, as well as in parts of northern South America. This includes most of the eastern half of the US, the lower to middle Midwest, the Southwest (including most of California), southern Canada, and Mexico. Its habitat includes fields, dunes and scrub, typically in sunny environments up to 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) in altitude. It can be found in open areas with low vegetation and some bare ground. Its original ancestry has been traced to Africa…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junonia_coenia

## Photo

![Common Buckeye](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-buckeye/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ian · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/167561718

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-buckeye?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).