Junonia rhadama

Brilliant blue
	in Madagascar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Junonia
Species:	J. rhadama
Binomial name
	Junonia rhadama; (Boisduval, 1833)
Synonyms
	Vanessa rhadama Boisduval, 1833; Precis rhadama f. arida Aurivillius, 1913;

Junonia rhadama, the brilliant blue, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion, the Comoros, and the Seychelles (Astove Island).^[2] The habitat consists of transformed grasslands and Anthropogenic biomeanthropogenic environments.

The larvae feed on Barleria species.

References

^ "Junonia Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2012-05-29.

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