Junonia iphita
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| Junonia iphita (Cramer, 1779) |
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Precis iphita |
The Chocolate Pansy or Chocolate Soldier (Junonia iphita) is a butterfly found in Asia.
It is about 5-6 cm in wingspan and the female can be told apart from the make by white markings on the oblique line on the underside of the hind wing. The wavy lines on the underside of the wings vary from wet to dry season forms.
Individuals maintain a territory and are usually found close to the ground level and often bask in the sun.
The eggs are often laid on the ground or on dry twigs near the host plants rather than on them. On hatching the larvae find their way to the host plants.
[edit] Larval food plants
The larvae feed on a variety of plants of the family acanthaceae including Justicea and Strobilanthes species.
