Junonia oenone is Nymphalid butterfly

Butterfly

A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...

 native to Africa. It is known as the Blue Pansy in southern Africa

Southern Africa

Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories, including the Republic of South Africa ; nowadays, the simpler term South Africa is generally reserved for the country in English.-UN...

, however the name Blue Pansy is used in India to describe Junonia orithya

Junonia orithya

Junonia orithya is a nymphalid butterfly with many subspecies occurring from Africa, through southern and south-eastern Asia, and in Australia. In India its common English name is the Blue Pansy, but in southern Africa it is known as the Eyed Pansy as the name Blue Pansy refers to Junonia oenone...

, and the name Dark Blue Pansy may be used to distinguish Junonia oenone.

Subspecies

• Junonia oenone oenone from continental Africa.
• J. o. epiclelia Boisduval, 1833 from Madagascar
  Madagascar
  The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
  
  , Aldabra
  Aldabra
  Aldabra, the world's second largest coral atoll, is in the Aldabra Group of islands in the Indian Ocean that form part of the Seychelles. Uninhabited and extremely isolated, Aldabra is virtually untouched by humans, has distinctive island fauna including the Aldabra Giant Tortoise, and is...
  
  , Astove, Assumption
  Assumption Island
  Assumption Island is a small island located at in the Indian Ocean north of Madagascar and is part of the country of the Seychelles. It is located about 30 km southeast of the Aldabra Atoll and is part of the Aldabra Group. It is a single coral island which measures 11.07 km² in area and...
  
   and Cosmoledo Island.

Description

The wingspan

Wingspan

The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...

 is 40–52 mm. The uppersurface of the forewings is black with white markings towards the apex. The uppersurface of the hindwings is black with white markings on the outer edge, and a characteristic large, metallic-blue spot. This blue spot is smaller and more a dull purple colour in females. The underside of the forewings is brown with white markings corresponding to those on the uppersurface. The undersurface of the hindwings is almost uniform brown.

Larval foodplants

The larvae feed on Adhatoda densiflora, Mackaya bella, Justicia natalensis, and Asystasia

Asystasia

The genus Asystasia belongs to the family Acanthaceae and comprises approximately 70 species found in the tropics, including the weedy species Asystasia gangetica.-Selected species:* Asystasia africana C.B...

(Asystasia gangetica

Asystasia gangetica

Asystasia gangetica is a species of plant in the Acanthaceae family. It is commonly known as the Chinese Violet, Coromandel or Creeping Foxglove. In South Africa this plant may simply be called Asystasia.-Description:...

), Isoglossa

Isoglossa

Isoglossa is a genus of flowering plants in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae.-Selected species:* Isoglossa nervosa C.B.Clarke* Isoglossa woodii...

, Pualowilhelmia, and Ruella species.