Soldier pansy | |
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J. t. terea Ghana | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Junonia |
Species: | J. terea
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Binomial name | |
Junonia terea (
Drury, 1773)
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Synonyms | |
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Junonia terea, the soldier pansy or soldier commodore, [1] is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. [2] It is found in the Afrotropical realm. [3]
The wingspan is 50–55 mm in males and 52–60 mm in females. [1]
The larvae feed on Asystasia gangetica, Phaulopsis imbricata, and Ruellia patula.
Soldier pansy | |
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J. t. terea Ghana | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Junonia |
Species: | J. terea
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Binomial name | |
Junonia terea (
Drury, 1773)
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Synonyms | |
|
Junonia terea, the soldier pansy or soldier commodore, [1] is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. [2] It is found in the Afrotropical realm. [3]
The wingspan is 50–55 mm in males and 52–60 mm in females. [1]
The larvae feed on Asystasia gangetica, Phaulopsis imbricata, and Ruellia patula.