Description

• Common Name : Peacock Pansy
• Scientific Name : Junonia almana (Linnaeus)
• Family : NYMPHALIDAE
• Wingspan : 60-65mm
• Colour : Coppery yellow with peacock colour at the centre with yellow and black rings around it.
• Habit : One of the commonest and beautiful butterflies of India. Found in open cultivated areas, as well as in the jungle clearings and paths. Behaviour is highly territorial; chases away any intruder. Visits various flowers like Lantana, Tridax etc.
• Larval Host Plants : Hygrophila auriculata, Barleria sp., Acanthus sp., Gloxinia sp.
• Location : Throughout West Bengal

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