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Junonia orithya leucasia
Blue Pansy ♂ (Junonia orithya leucasia Fruhstorfer 1912; Nymphalidae; Nymphalinae; Nymphaliini). It has many subspecies occurring from Africa, through southern and south-eastern Asia, and Australia. It is called Eyed Pansy in southern Africa, and Blue Argus in Australia. Distributional record of this ssp.: Philippines excluding Mapun (Cagayan Sulu) and Sibutu. Recorded hostplants: Asystasia gangetica (Zamboangenita), other Asystasia species, Hygrophila, Justicia procumbens, Lepidogothis incurva, Pseuderanthemum variabile, Thunbergia alata (all Acanthaceae), Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon), Angelonia salicariifolia, Buchnera linearis, Striga lutea (all Scrophulariaceae).
Backyard at Biñan, Laguna.
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Spotted on Sep 14, 2015
Submitted on Nov 24, 2015
2 Comments
Thanks BirdBrain. :)
Amazing series! The detail is unbelievable.