Junonia oenone
Junonia oenone | |
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J. o. oenone, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Junonia |
Species: | J. oenone
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Binomial name | |
Junonia oenone | |
Synonyms | |
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Junonia oenone, the blue pansy or dark blue pansy, is a Nymphalid butterfly native to Africa.[2][3] "Blue pansy" is also used in India to describe Junonia orithya.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]- Junonia oenone oenone from continental Africa.[1]
- Junonia oenone epiclelia Boisduval, 1833 from Madagascar, Aldabra, Astove, Assumption and Cosmoledo Island.[1]
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J. o. oenone, Uganda
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J. o. epiclelia male, Madagascar
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J. o. epiclelia female, Madagascar
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 40–52 mm.[4] The upper surface of the forewings is black with white markings towards the apex. The upper surface of the hindwings is black with white markings on the outer edge, and a characteristic large metallic-blue spot. This blue spot is smaller and more a dull purple in females.[3] The underside of the forewings is brown with white markings corresponding to those on the upper surface. The under surface of the hindwings is almost uniform brown.
Larval food plants
[edit]The larvae feed on Adhatoda densiflora,[3] Mackaya bella, Justicia natalensis and Asystasia (A. gangetica[3]), Isoglossa, Pualowilhelmia and Ruella species.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Junonia Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ South African Butterfly Conservation Assessment: http://sabca.adu.org.za/, retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d Williams, M. (1994). Butterflies of Southern Africa; A Field Guide. ISBN 1-86812-516-5.
- ^ a b Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- ^ Larsen, Torben B. (1996). The Butterflies of Kenya and Their Natural History.
- Junonia oenone, UK Butterflies