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