Blue Pansy Butterfly

Description:

Junonia orithya is brightly marked with blue and orange, and possesses prominent ocelli.

Habitat:

Found in the grasses of Signal Hill, Kota Kinabalu. In Malaysia they tend to be seen in degraded and disturbed situations such as along roadsides, on farmland, in quarries and in open grassy forest clearings. This is mainly a lowland species, found at elevations between sea level and about 300 metres.