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Peacock Pansy

Junonia almana

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

The Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana) is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia. It exists in two distinct adult forms, which differ chiefly in the patterns on the underside of the wings; the dry-season form has few markings, while the wet-season form has additional eyespots and lines.

Habitat:

spotted in tropical forest in Cambodia.

Reference Links:

Junonia almana, File:Junonia almana by kadavoor.JPG - Wikimedia Commons

Species ID Suggestions

Peacock Pansy

Junonia almana

Reference Link
Kalee Vidanapathirana
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Comments (7)
pamsai
Thanks sshbluffs. It surely looks like it, but it was seen in Cambodia, not America, and it doesn't have the feathery feelers of a moth. I'll stay with Peacock Pansy, as I see it often in India, so it's familiar to me. Thanks for the input anyway, and I got to check out an IO moth, which I didn't know existed, before. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Junonia_almana_by_kadavoor.JPG
pamsai
thanks Kranti and Jessica36
pamsai
thanks Kalee for the ID... I should have known this one!

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