| Soldier Pansy | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Junonia |
| Species: | J. terea |
| Binomial name | |
| Junonia terea (Druce, 1773)[1] |
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The Soldier Pansy or Soldier Commodore (Junonia terea)[2] is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.
The wingspan is 50–55 mm in males and 52–60 mm in females.[2]
The larvae feed on Asystasia gangetica, Phaulopsis imbricata, and Ruellia patula.