Junonia oenone oenone - Blue pansy

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Junonia oenone
Junonia oenone
Junonia oenone

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Bomponi, Burma Valley (left); Catapu, Mozambique (centre) and outside Natural History Museum, Bulawayo (right).

Species details:

Note: Flies throughout the year.
Distribution: Common and widespread in Zimbawe and throughout Subsaharan Africa, particularly in woodland areas.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
Related plant species:
AcanthaceaeAsystasia intrusa (Food plant)
Literature:

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Junonia oenone oenone.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400250, retrieved 7 December 2024

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