Junonia oenone oenone - Blue pansy

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Junonia oenone
Junonia oenone
Junonia oenone

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Bomponi, Burma Valley (left); Catapu, Mozambique (centre) and outside Natural History Museum, Bulawayo (right).

Species details:

Notes: Flies throughout the year.
Distribution: Common and widespread in Zimbawe and throughout Subsaharan Africa, particularly in woodland areas.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
Related plant species:
AcanthaceaeAsystasia intrusa (Food plant)
Literature:

Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-25

The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Junonia oenone oenone.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400250, retrieved 11 March 2025

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