Common name: Buckeye 
  

 Genus/species: Precis coenia 
 Order/family: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae 
 Larval food plant: Plantain, Monkey flower,  snapdragon 
 
 Characteristics: Medium-sized butterfly, with two large  multicolored eyespots on DHW and one large eyespot on DFW. Background color primarily brown. 

Similar Species: None 

Habitats, Behavior: Males "patrol" a site and will usually fly after any large insect passing by. If one misses catching coenia on the first try, often all one has to do is sit and wait. The butterfly frequently returns to the same spot. The Buckeye is often seen perching on protruding branches or resting on bare ground. 

Flight Periods: The Buckeye is multiple brooded. The Buckeye 
is apparently most common in June and again in September.