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Junonia almana

Photo by Kevin Kavi
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Field Notes

Description:

The genus Junonia comprises about 33 species, of which 11 occur in the Oriental region, including 6 in the Indian subcontinent - lemonias, orithya, hierta, iphita, atlites and almana.

Junonia almana is distributed from India and Sri Lanka to the Philippines, and ranges south through the Malay archipelago to Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi and Java.

Notes:

http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/India%20-%20Junonia%20almana.htm

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Comments (10)
Kevin Kavi
I actually thought these wild flowers look very beautiful... didnt know they could be a menace!!! but anyways I used to live in Melbourne and I know the ecology is pretty fragile and it has been invaded by a lot of foreign species... hence the stringent customs check at the airports!!!!
Christiane
Beautiful butterfly and sitting on Spanish Flag or West Indian Lantana.. A bad weed here in Australia!
Kevin Kavi
thanx Dandoucette!! appreciate it!!!!
Dan Doucette
hey Kevin, check this site out, it might help you ID some of your butterflies http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/index.htm
SheaEckert
You have some pretty amazing pics!!!!

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