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Life Stages Diagram
The bars in this diagram show approximate times of the year when the butterfly will be present, in Nova Scotia, in its various life stages.

The dates shown for the adult stage are based on actual reports for Nova Scotia. The majority of reports will be within the period shown, but small numbers of adults will be earlier or later.

Dates for egg, larva and pupa are based on what information was available regarding time periods for eggs to develop, and typical time required for pupation. Like the adults, some records can be expected outside the date ranges we have shown. We caution that dates for these immature stages are mostly conjectural.

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Common Buckeye - Junonia coenia
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Common Buckeye - Brier Island, NS - 2012-09-17
Photo © Ken McKenna
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Status in Nova Scotia
Rare migrant: 4 records. Three recent records are from White Point, Queens Co., Brier Island and Hartlen Pt.

Flight Period
The four records are for August 26, 1954, Sept 8, 2010, August 9, 2012 and Sept. 17, 2012.

Habitat
Weedy areas where the foodplants are found.

Larval Foodplants
From Layberry: "The larval foodplants in Canada are plantain (Plantago spp.) and plants in the figwort family (Scrophulariaceae), especially toadflax (Linaria spp.), gerardia (Gerardia spp.), and snapdragon (Antirrhinum spp.)."

Similar Species in Nova Scotia
None.

Notes
With climate change this southern species may be expected more often in the province.

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