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Junonia oenone

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| image = Blue pansy (Junonia oenone oenone).jpg

| image_caption = J. o. oenone, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

| taxon = Junonia oenone

| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)

| synonyms =

  • Papilio oenone Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio clelia Cramer, [1775]
  • Vanessa epiclelia Boisduval, 1833
  • Junonia clelia(Cramer, [1775])
  • Precis clelia ab. subepiclelia Strand, 1911
  • Precis clelia ab. triocellata Strand, 1911
  • Precis clelia ab. vosseleriana Strand, 1911
  • Precis clelia ab. viridata Strand, 1911
  • Precis clelia ab. subvirilis Strand, 1912
  • Precis clelia ab. bipupillata Strand, 1912
  • Precis clelia ab. posterior Strand, 1912
  • Precis clelia ab. subtriocellata Strand, 1912
  • Precis clelia ab. subbipupillata Strand, 1912
  • Precis clelia ab. virilis Strand, 1912
  • Precis clelia ab. caeruleffulgiens Heslop, 1962

}}

Junonia oenone, the blue pansy or dark blue pansy, is a Nymphalid butterfly native to Africa.South African Butterfly Conservation Assessment: http://sabca.adu.org.za/, retrieved 28 July 2010.Williams, M. (1994). Butterflies of Southern Africa; A Field Guide. {{ISBN|1-86812-516-5}}. "Blue pansy" is also used in India to describe Junonia orithya.[https://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/nymphalinae/junonia/ "Junonia Hübner, [1819]"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Subspecies

Blue pansy (Junonia oenone) underside.jpg|J. o. oenone, Uganda

Dark blue pansy (Junonia oenone epiclelia) male.jpg|J. o. epiclelia male, Madagascar

Dark blue pansy (Junonia oenone epiclelia) female.jpg|J. o. epiclelia female, Madagascar

Description

The wingspan is 40–52 mm.{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }} The upper surface of the forewings is black with white markings towards the apex. The upper surface of the hindwings is black with white markings on the outer edge, and a characteristic large metallic-blue spot. This blue spot is smaller and more a dull purple in females. The underside of the forewings is brown with white markings corresponding to those on the upper surface. The under surface of the hindwings is almost uniform brown.

Larval food plants

The larvae feed on Adhatoda densiflora, Mackaya bella, Justicia natalensis and Asystasia (A. gangetica), Isoglossa, Pualowilhelmia and Ruella species.Larsen, Torben B. (1996). The Butterflies of Kenya and Their Natural History.

References

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  • [https://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=oenone Junonia oenone], UK Butterflies

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oenone

Category:Butterflies of Africa

Category:Butterflies described in 1758

Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus

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