Junonia stygia

Junonia stygia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Junonia
Species: J. stygia
Binomial name
Junonia stygia
(Aurivillius, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Precis stygia Aurivillius, 1894
  • Precis stygia var. fuscata Holland, 1920
  • Precis stygia fuscata ab. alberici Dufrane, 1945

Junonia stygia, the brown pansy, dark pansy or Aurivillius’ brown pansy, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests, including disturbed areas and secondary forests.

The larvae feed on Paulowilhelmia sclerochiton, Asystasia, Barleria, Justicia, and Phaulopsis species.

References

  1. ↑ Junonia, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini
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