Buckeye+Butterfly

=__Buckeye Butterfly__=
 * __Scientific Name__:** //Junonia coenia//
 * __Class__:** Insecta

__**Phylum:**__ Arthropoda


 * __Location__:** Central California to South Carolina (Southern United States), Burmuda, Mexico, and Cuba


 * __Size__:** 2-2.5 in. wing span


 * __Habitat__:** open sunny areas, and some bare ground


 * __Living requirements__:** pretty flat areas, little vegitation to feed on, warmth.


 * __Reproduction & Life cycle__:** Females lay eggs on leaves, they mutate, Adults live around 10 days. 2 or 3 generationa are produced annually


 * __Male and Female differences__:** Males perch during the day and look for females


 * __Human impact__:** not much of an impact, completely harmless to humans

- underside of wings turn brown in the summer and a rose red in the fall - feed on plant - eye spots on wings protect them from inexperienced or young birds - adults live in the dark for little over a week

Zookeeper: Sidney Baker Work Cited: [] [] []