Junonia touhilimasa
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| Naval Pansy | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Junonia |
| Species: | J. touhilimasa |
| Binomial name | |
| Junonia touhilimasa Vuillot, 1892[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Naval Pansy (Junonia touhilimasa) is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Shaba), south-western Tanzania, northern Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
Adults are on wing year round. There are slightly different seasonal forms.
The larvae feed on Phaulopsis johnstonii.
References
- ↑ Junonia, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini
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