Junonia westermanni

Blue spot pansy
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Junonia
Species: J. westermanni
Binomial name
Junonia westermanni
(Westwood, 1870)[1]
Synonyms
  • Precis westermanni Westwood, 1870
  • Junonia westermanni f. lugens Ungemach, 1932
  • Precis westermanni splendens Schmidt, 1921
  • Precis westermanni suffusa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Precis westermanni f. jordani Aurivillius, 1913
  • Junonia westermanni f. nigricans Stoneham, 1934
  • Junonia westermanni f. pallida Stoneham, 1965
  • Junonia westermanni f. nucleata Stoneham, 1965

Junonia westermanni, the blue spot pansy, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the central part of the Afrotropic ecozone.

Its wingspan is about 25 mm.

The larvae feed on Asystasia, Brillantaisia, Barleria, Justicia, Paulowilhemlmia, Ruellia, and Pupalia.

Subspecies

References

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