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Dark buckeye

Junonia nigrosuffusa Barnes & McDunnough, 1916

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

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

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Quick facts about the dark buckeye

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dark buckeye live?

Not recorded

Is the dark 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 dark buckeye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyNymphalidae
  6. genusJunonia
  7. SpeciesJunonia nigrosuffusa Barnes & McDunnough, 1916

Synonyms Junonia evarete nigrosuffusa

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Dark buckeye butterflyEnglish
  • Mariposa Ojo de venado oscuraSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dark 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

CompareDark buckeye vs Peacock pansyDark buckeye vs Blue pansyDark buckeye vs Common buckeyeDark buckeye vs Lemon pansy

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dark buckeye?

The dark buckeye (Junonia nigrosuffusa) belongs to the family Nymphalidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dark buckeye (Junonia nigrosuffusa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-buckeye

MLA

“Dark buckeye (Junonia nigrosuffusa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-buckeye.

BibTeX
@misc{dark_buckeye_2026,
  title = {Dark buckeye (Junonia nigrosuffusa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-buckeye},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}