Junonia orithya

"Blue pansy" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Junonia oenone.

Junonia orithya
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Junonia
Species:
J. orithya
Binomial name
Junonia orithya
Synonyms
  • Papilio orithya Linnaeus, 1758
  • Precis orithya
  • Junonia orithya f. isocratia Hübner, [1819]
  • Junonia orthyia var. leechi Alphéraky, 1897
  • Precis phycites Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Precis orithya ab. jacouleti Watari, 1941
  • Precis patenas Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Junonia ocyale Hübner, [1819]
  • Junonia alleni Kirby, [1900]
  • Precis orithya hainanensis Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Junonia wallacei Distant, 1883
  • Junonia swinhoei Butler, 1885
  • Precis orithya leucasia Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Vanessa orthosia Godart, [1824]
  • Junonia orbitola Swinhoe, 1893
  • Precis orithya eutychia Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Precis orithya palea Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Junonia orithya var. neopommerana Ribbe, 1898
  • Junonia albicincta Butler, 1875
  • Precis orithya cheesmani Riley, 1925
  • Junonia orythia var. madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
  • Junonia booepis Trimen, 1879
  • Precis orithya madagascariensis ab. punctella Strand, 1915
  • Junonia adamana Schultze, 1920 (hybrid oenone var. sudanica × orithya var. madagascariensis)
  • Precis orithya ab. flava Wichgraf, 1918
  • Precis orithya saleyra Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Precis orithya marcella Hulstaert, 1923

Junonia orithya is a nymphalid butterfly with many subspecies occurring from Africa, through southern and south-eastern Asia, and in Australia.[1][2][3] In India, its common English name is the blue pansy,[2][3] but in southern Africa it is known as the eyed pansy as the name blue pansy refers to Junonia oenone.[4][5] In Australia, this butterfly is known as the blue argus,[6] but this name also is used for the Aricia anteros in Europe.

The Blue Pansy has been declared as the state butterfly of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India.[7]

  1. ^ a b Westrip, J.R.S. (2022) [errata version of 2021 assessment]. "Junonia orithya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T62148749A222995422. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T62148749A222995422.en. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 220. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  3. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Junonia orithya (Linnaeus, 1758)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  4. ^ South African Butterfly Conservation Assessment: http://sabca.adu.org.za/, retrieved 27 July 2010.
  5. ^ Williams, M. (1994). Butterflies of Southern Africa; A Field Guide. ISBN 1-86812-516-5
  6. ^ Nymphalidae of Australia: http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/nymp/nymphalidae.html, retrieved 27 July 2010.
  7. ^ Irfan Raina (23 June 2023). "Blue Pansy declared as 'Butterfly of J&K'". Greater Kashmir. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.