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Peacock Pansy

junonia almana

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

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:

monsoon forest

Notes:

I spotted this on my way to the rootbridges around Cherrapunji in Northeast India.

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Junonia almana

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Comments (3)
Dan Doucette
Thanks guys! Hope you find it takmeng.wong in Singapore.
takmeng.wong
Lovely Peacock Pansy! We have it in Singapore too, but I've yet to spot my first one! Good job!
Ashish
Exact picture..very cool..!!

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