Peacock pansy

Scientific description

Commonly available in almost all the season. The butterfly has bright orange colour with eye spots on the upper side of the wings. There are two colour patters found on underside of the wings based on the season. In dry season, the underside of the wings appears pale dark in colour resembling a dry leaf.  In wet season, the underside of the wing has bands and eyes less colourful than the upper side of the wings.

Systematic position

Kingdom:        Animalia

    Phylum:           Arthropoda

       Class:                 Insecta

          Order:                 Lepidoptera

              Family:                Nymphalidae

                   Genus:               Junonia

                       Species:             J. almanac