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Junonia terea

Soldier pansy
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J. t. elgiva
Tanzania
Soldier commodore (Junonia terea teroides).jpg
J. t. teroides
Kibale Forest, Uganda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Junonia
Species: J. terea
Binomial name
Junonia terea
(Druce, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Papilio terea Drury, 1773
  • Precis terea
  • Junonia zipha Butler, 1869
  • Junonia elgiva Hewitson, 1864
  • Precis terea fumata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Precis terea f. januarii Ungemach, 1932
  • Precis tereoides Butler, 1901
  • Precis terea elgiva ab. gomensis Dufrane, 1945

Junonia terea, the soldier pansy or soldier commodore, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.

The wingspan is 50–55 mm in males and 52–60 mm in females.

The larvae feed on Asystasia gangetica, Phaulopsis imbricata, and Ruellia patula.




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