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Common buckeye

Junonia coenia Hübner

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The common buckeye (Junonia coenia) is a species in the family Nymphalidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the common buckeye

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
3.86 cm – 6.18 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
On the wing
All year
Generations a year
Several
Larval food plants
Plantaginaceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the common buckeye?

COMMON BUCKEYE · WINGSPAN 6.18 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 6.18 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the common buckeye is about 3.6% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the common buckeye live?

Not recorded

Is the common buckeye endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the common buckeye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyNymphalidae
  6. genusJunonia
  7. SpeciesJunonia coenia Hübner

Synonyms Junonia bergi, Junonia coenia bergi, Junonia schraderi, Junonia weidenhameri, Junonia weidenhammeri, Precis rosa, Precis rubrosuffusa

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Northern buckeyeEnglish
  • Nordamerikanisches PfauenaugeGerman
  • Mariposa ojo de venado comúnSpanish
  • Papillon ocelléFrench
  • アメリカタテハモドキJapanese
  • bokkenoogDutch
  • CastanheiraPortuguese
  • Юнония коенияRussian
  • 北美眼蛺蝶Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common buckeye

Other species in the same genus Junonia.

Blue pansy

Junonia orithya

NymphalidaeNo free photo yet

Lemon pansy

Junonia lemonias

NymphalidaeNo free photo yet

Grey pansy

Junonia atlites

NymphalidaeNo free photo yet

CompareCommon buckeye vs Peacock pansyCommon buckeye vs Blue pansyCommon buckeye vs Lemon pansyCommon buckeye vs Yellow pansy

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the common buckeye?

An adult common buckeye has a wingspan of 3.86 cm – 6.18 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common buckeye?

The common buckeye (Junonia coenia) belongs to the family Nymphalidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common buckeye (Junonia coenia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-buckeye

MLA

“Common buckeye (Junonia coenia).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-buckeye.

BibTeX
@misc{common_buckeye_2026,
  title = {Common buckeye (Junonia coenia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-buckeye},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}