Common Buckeye, Junonia coenia, is a brushfoot butterfly pictured here on an exotic ornamental plant in Mark Ingino’s butterfly garden on Kent Island, Maryland. Provide host plants for the caterpillar forms of butterflies. Here at Shady Oak we sell Ribgrass, Frogfruit, Twinflower, and Firecracker t If purchasing larvae, they will need a food source when they arrive. Host Plant, narrow-leaved plantain This Common Buckeye was on our 'Petite White Snow' Butterfly Bush September 2nd, 2008 in Lincoln, Nebraska... Buckeye sipping from wet soil in my yard, May 09. Common Butterflies and their Host Plants . They can be found on a variety of nectar plants such as Zinnia, Butterfly Bush, Hydrangea, and others. The favorite host plants of the Buckeye include snapdragon, gerardia, false foxglove, monkey flowers, plantains, ruellia and others. Common Buckeye. Host Plants: Dill, Fennel & Parsley . The front pair of legs is very short and almost so difficult to see that many people only count 4 legs at first glance. Return to Butterfly Host Plants. The butterflies listed below are some of the more common ones you may attract to your yard or garden if you add host plants. Eastern Black Swallowtail. Host plants for Common Buckeye caterpillars are frogfruit, toadflax, false foxglove, plantain and twinflower. You may purchase your host plant from Shady Oak Butterfly Farm or from a local plant nursery. Common Buckeye Butterfly by: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren CC-BY-2.0. Grow nectar-producing plants that will have flowers in bloom throughout the season. ... Live In Your Area -Maps, More; Red-Spotted Purple Butterfly Caterpillar; Create a Butterfly Garden with these Butterfly Host Plants! Buckeye Butterfly Caterpillar. The eggs blend well into the plant. Caterpillar: Black with lateral white stripes, orange patches and branched spines. Return to Butterfly Host Plants. The Common Buckeye is a member of the diverse Brush-footed Butterfly family. Creating a list of host plants is the first step towards planning a butterfly garden. Egg: Ribbed, small stubby green eggs are laid singly on host plant foliage. Common Buckeye Butterfly Junonia coenia Experience the wonder of metamorphosis! Why the Ads? Eggs are tiny. Common Buckeye caterpillar variation, Junonia coenia. Host Plants: Snapdragon, Plantain & Monkey Flower. Since different plant species attract different butterflies, you need to choose the right host plants for the survival of caterpillars. This BugGuide image leads us to believe you encountered a Common Buckeye Caterpillar. Eggs are green and laid singly on host plants. Rows of short conical projections on abdomen. That’s because the plants aren’t related. Common Buckeye Caterpillar by: Judy Gallagher CC-BY-2.0. Often placed on the upper surface of the leaf. Flowers with multiple florets that produce abundant nectar are ideal. BugGuide lists host plants as “Plants from the snapdragon family including snapdragon (Antirrhinum), toadflax (Linaria), and Gerardia; the plantain family including plantains (Plantago); and the acanthus family including ruellia (Ruellia nodiflora).” A hatchling Buckeye caterpillar is smaller than many other species simply because it must fit inside the egg before it hatches. This means it is related to the Monarch, Viceroy, Malachite, and the Fritillary subfamily. Buckeyes also take fluids from mud and damp sand. There is such a tight bond between a caterpillar and its host plant that sometimes even a switch between two related plants will cause it to stop eating. In some areas of the US, Blue Toadflax is an annual that grows early in the spring. Quick Links. Nectar and Host Plants Used by the Common Buckeye. Chrysalis: Mottled pale brown or dark gray brown. Supplement the garden’s flower nectar with a homemade feeder. 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