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Bali Impressions-Animals in and around your
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Peacock
Pansy -Junonia almana-Nymphalidae |
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| Native South East Asia Wingspan
6-6.5 cm |
A small to medium sized orange butterfly
with large eyespots on the upper side of hind wings, and
smaller ones on the forewing. The sexes are similar in
colour and pattern. The females is usually larger. The
short wavy black bands that emanate from the costal
margins are distinctive. The under side is variable.
Some specimens have very small markings against a light
ground colour, while others have more prominent eyes and
richer colors.
This is an edge species and can be seen around rice
fields more frequently than at any other location. It
may be seen almost year round though its numbers peak
only during the monsoons.
Its habits are very similar to the Chocolate Soldier or
Lemon Pansy and it joins migratory flights. The large
eyes are displayed suddenly when the butterfly opens its
wings - this unexpected visual signal presumably
confuses the predator and takes it by surprise.
The larvae feed on plants of the Acanthaceae.. |
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Favourite flowers: |
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Acanthus ilicifolius |
Hygrophila salicifolia |
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Caterpillar feed on: |
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Alternanthera philoxeroides |
Hygrophila lancea |
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Lindernia antipoda |
Mimosa pudica |
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