Brief SummaryRead full entry North American Ecology (US and
Canada)Junonia coenia is native to the southern United States
and coastal California, and migratory throughout most of the
rest of the states and into southern Canada (Scott 1986).
Habitats are subtropical to upper Sonoran and upper austral zone
in open areas and weedy places. Host plants are herbaceous, and
include species from many families, including Plantaginaceae,
Scrophulariaceae, Verbenaceae, Acanthaceae, and Cornaceae. Eggs
are laid on the host plant singly. Individuals overwinter as
larvae, and perhaps adults, but only in California lowlands.
There are multiple flights all in Florida, Texas and southern
California, and migrations northward mostly occur June 1-Oct. 31
(Scott 1986).