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Junonia natalica

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Natal pansy
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J. natalica
Binomial name
Junonia natalica
(Felder, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Precis natalica Felder, 1860
  • Junonia hecate Trimen, 1862
  • Precis natalica f. natalensis Rothschild, 1918
  • Precis natalica angolensis Rothschild, 1918
  • Precis natalica var. schmidti Neustetter, 1927

Junonia natalica, the Natal pansy or brown pansy,[2] is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.

The wingspan is 45–50 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females.[2]

The larvae feed on Asystasia gangetica and Phaulopsis imbricata.

Subspecies

  • Junonia natalica natalica (eastern and central Kenya, Tanzania, Pemba Island, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, northern Botswana, Namibia: Caprivi, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province)
  • Junonia natalica angolensis (Rothschild, 1918) (Angola, south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi)

References

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