Chocolate Pansy Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Junonia iphita
Family : Nymphalidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Forests,plain land,garden
Description : Brown on the upperside, with several light brown bands, a black border, and ocelli on the hindwing. The underside of the wings is brown, with the apex of the forewing purplish silvery. The underside of the forewing contains some ocelli,dark zigzag lines, whereas the hindwing is decorated with a brown band and white centered ocelli. The butterfly has dark brown antennae, head, thorax, and abdomen. It has a wingspan of approximately 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 inches). These butterflies establish territories and are commonly spotted near the ground level, where they often bask in the sunlight.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Mycalesis visala
(Long-branded Bushbrown) -
Mycalesis perseus
(Common Bushbrown) -
Kallima inachus
(Orange Oakleaf) -
Neptis jumbah
(Chestnut-Streaked Sailer) -
Vagrans sinha
(Vagrant) -
Junonia atlites
(Grey Pansy) -
Lethe sinorix
(Tailed Red Forester) -
Ariadne merione
(Common Castor) -
Neptis hylas
(Common Sailer) -
Lethe vindhya
(Black forester)
References:
description written by:Shahtaj Islam Sakaal,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Bingham, C.T.907. Fauna of British India. Butterflies Vol. 2;photo credit & copyright: Syed Abbasmore information please contact with us.
description written by:Shahtaj Islam Sakaal,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Bingham, C.T.907. Fauna of British India. Butterflies Vol. 2;photo credit & copyright: Syed Abbasmore information please contact with us.