Acommonbuckeye
flutteredaroundthesepurplesalviaflowers
andlandedforamoment.Ilovehowthe
hintofblueontheeyespotsofthewingsis
echoedinthecoloroftheblooms.
RoslynnLongBURNSVILLE,MINNESOTA
Seeing Spots
Dramatic eyespots make common buckeyes easy to identify.
BUTTERFLY LIFE
DID YOU KNOW?
It’s normal and OK to see
butterflies with tattered
wings. Common buckeyes
get around just fine even
with as much as two-thirds
of their wings missing.