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Common Buckeye
(Junonia coenia)
Caterpillar hosts: Plants from the snapdragon family including snapdragon (Antirrhinum)
and toadflax (Linaria); the plantain family including plantains (Plantago)
; and the acanthus family including ruellia (Ruellia nodiflora).
Adult food: Favorite nectar sources are composites including aster, chickory, gumweed, knapweed, and tickseed sunflower.
Dogbane, peppermint, and other flowers are also visited.
The Common Buckeye butterfly is usually found in open, sunny areas with low vegetation and some bare ground.
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Future Plans
Future plans call for automating the irrigation system, expanding plant nursery and greenhouse facilities, implementing a
butterfly vivarium and adding wildlife pond with a flowing stream. We also hope to be able to develop a gift shop and offer
a year-round selection of plants, plus expand our current offering of books and other educational materials, especially those
produced here at Hallberg Butterfly Gardens.
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