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Junonia natalica, the Natal pansy or brown pansy,[2] is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
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, Eswatini, South Africa: Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape)
- Junonia natalica angolensis (Rothschild, 1918) (Angola, south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi)
References
- ^ "Junonia Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ a b Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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