The Chocolate Pansy

Junonia

Description

Junonia xx has an orange brown upperwing with several brown stripes running from the costa to the dorsum. On the hindwing there is a series of post-discal ocellus which is conspicuously reddish brown in color, while the forewing’s is not too conspicuous. The underside of the wings is dull brown with a dark stripe that extends from the costa to the dorsum. There is a large white spot next to the line of the space 7 hindwings and a series of yellowish-brown post-discal ocelluses on both wings.

Larva: Junonia xx larvae have a yellowish cylindrical body shape and are covered with turbecles and long dark setae upon hatching. The capsule of the head is yellowish in color with two lateral dark patches. In the next instar phase, the body is dark brown to black, except for the posterior tip, which is yellowish in color.

Pupa: the pupa of Junonia xx is grayish brown with a series of short, dorsally-pointed projections. The pupa is about 18-19 mm long.

Population Size

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Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

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LENGTH

Wingspan from 50 – 60 mm

Ar

Arboreal

He

Herbivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Lepidoptera

FAMILY

:

Nymphalidae

GENUS

:

Junonia

SPECIES

:

Junonia

Distribution

Junonia xx can be found in primary rainforests, spruce forests, gardens, river banks and roadsides with an altitude of up to 1,200 m above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Junonia xx is spread across India, Sri Lanka, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Bali and the Lesser Sunda Islands.

Habits and Lifestyle

Junonia xx flies at moderate speed, is often seen basking on herbs or the ground with wide-open wings, is relatively easy to approach and can see several individuals in one location.

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Junonia xx larvae feed on the leaves of their host plants, Ruellia repens and Hemigraphis reptans, both from the Acanthaceae family.

Diet : Herbivore (larva), Nectarivore

Mating Habits

Junonia xx reproduces by laying eggs (oviparous), the eggs are laid one by one on the young leaves or shoots of the host plant. The egg is slightly rounded, the top is blunt. The color of the eggs is greenish with a protrusion from the top to the bottom of the egg on the surface, the diameter of the eggs is about 0.75 mm.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: 3 days

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)  

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

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Reference

  1. Khoon, S. 2010. A Field Guide to The Butterflies of Singapore. Ink On Paper Communications, Singapore.
  2. Life History of the the Chocolate Pansy article 
  3. Chocolate Soldier article