COMMON BUCKEYE/PAINTBRUSH (backlit)
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) nectaring on Florida Paintbrush (Carphephorus corymbosus)
Two images combined.
Common Buckeyes are infrequent visitors to my yard, but when Florida Paintbrush bloomed in the fall, I could find one practically every day for a few weeks, usually working on the same large flower head. The large beautiful eye spots stand out even when backlit.
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) nectaring on Florida Paintbrush (Carphephorus corymbosus)
Two images combined.
Common Buckeyes are infrequent visitors to my yard, but when Florida Paintbrush bloomed in the fall, I could find one practically every day for a few weeks, usually working on the same large flower head. The large beautiful eye spots stand out even when backlit.
COMMON BUCKEYE/PAINTBRUSH (backlit)
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) nectaring on Florida Paintbrush (Carphephorus corymbosus)
Two images combined.
Common Buckeyes are infrequent visitors to my yard, but when Florida Paintbrush bloomed in the fall, I could find one practically every day for a few weeks, usually working on the same large flower head. The large beautiful eye spots stand out even when backlit.
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) nectaring on Florida Paintbrush (Carphephorus corymbosus)
Two images combined.
Common Buckeyes are infrequent visitors to my yard, but when Florida Paintbrush bloomed in the fall, I could find one practically every day for a few weeks, usually working on the same large flower head. The large beautiful eye spots stand out even when backlit.
See photo in original gallery.