Junonia terea

Soldier pansy
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Junonia
Species: J. terea
Binomial name
Junonia terea
(Druce, 1773)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio terea Drury, 1773
  • Precis terea
  • Junonia zipha Butler, 1869
  • Junonia elgiva Hewitson, 1864
  • Precis terea fumata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Precis terea f. januarii Ungemach, 1932
  • Precis tereoides Butler, 1901
  • Precis terea elgiva ab. gomensis Dufrane, 1945

Junonia terea, the soldier pansy or soldier commodore,[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.

Subspecies


References

  1. Junonia, funet.fi
  2. 1 2 Woodhall, S. (2005) Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers.
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