Common Name: Peacock Pansy
Scientific Name: Junonia almana
Photo Credit: D. Mahamuni
Photo Shot at: Backside of School of Environmental Sciences
This
colourful butterfly also found all over India and throughout the
seasons. It prefers waterside vegetation, scrubs, edges and gardens. The
wings are with orange background and with prominent peacock eye spots.
The eye spots are smaller in fore wings and larger in hind wings. The
wingspan is about 60-65mm. Margins of wings bordered by three lines.
Lower side of wings look like leaves and seen with eye spots in wet
seasons.
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