Junonia hierta cebrene - Yellow pansy

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Junonia hierta
Junonia hierta

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Maleme, Matobo National Park (left) and Chesa Forest land (right).

Species details:

Note: The bright blue spot on the hindwings is occasionally absent.
Distribution: Common throughout Southern Africa, except the Karoo and Western Cape, favouring open ground.
Related plant families:
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Related plant species:
AcanthaceaeAsystasia intrusa (Food plant)
Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 121.
Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 136.



Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Junonia hierta cebrene.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400840, retrieved 4 October 2024

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