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Junonia natalica

Natal pansy
Junonia natalica.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Junonia
Species: J. natalica
Binomial name
Junonia natalica
(C. & R. Felder, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Precis natalica Felder, 1860
  • Junonia hecate Trimen, 1862
  • Precis natalica f. natalensis Rothschild, 1918
  • Precis natalica angolensis Rothschild, 1918
  • Precis natalica var. schmidti Neustetter, 1927

Junonia natalica, the Natal pansy or brown pansy, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.

The wingspan is 45–50 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females.

The larvae feed on Asystasia gangetica and Phaulopsis imbricata.



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