Junonia orithya wallacei  -  Distant 1883    The Blue Pansy

                                                                                                          Male                                                                                                                    Female

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Wingspan :  40 - 55mm

Species details :A common species found in scrubland and regularly visits gardens..

The iridescent blue on the upper hindwing makes this species unmistakeable. Unlike all other member of this genus on Samui, the female differs considerably from the male. Elsewhere within this subspecies range, there is a female form with the blue replaced by brown.

Early stages          : Known. More detailed life history information is available from the following resources: S. Igarishi - Life Histories of Asian Butterflies, Volume.1 , Page 399.

Larval Foodplant : Antirrhinum majus, Striga asiatica (both Scrophulariaceae) and Phyla nodiflora (Verbenaceae)

Range                    : Peninsular Thailand and Malaysia. Other subspecies from Sri Lanka and India to China and Australia. Also found throughout Africa.