About Junonia nigrosuffusa Barnes & McDunnough, 1916
Junonia nigrosuffusa, commonly called the dark buckeye, is a butterfly species that belongs to the family Nymphalidae. This species can be found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Both Junonia nigrosuffusa and Junonia zonalis were previously classified as subspecies of Junonia evarete, the tropical buckeye. Findings from phylogenetic and DNA research led to both taxa being reclassified and elevated to full separate species status. Following this taxonomic change, the geographic range of Junonia evarete is now primarily limited to South America.
