Junonia sophia

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Junonia sophia
Junonia sophia, male

Junonia sophia , male

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Noble butterfly (Nymphalidae)
Subfamily : Spotted butterfly (Nymphalinae)
Genre : Junonia
Type : Junonia sophia
Scientific name
Junonia sophia
( Fabricius , 1793)
female
Wing underside

Junonia sophia is occurring in Africa Butterfly ( butterfly ) from the family of Nymphalidae (Nymphalidae).

description

butterfly

The wingspan of the moth is 40 to 45 millimeters. There is little sexual dimorphism . The basic color of the upper sides of the wings in both sexes is dark brown. The rust-red basal region of the forewings is followed by a whitish or yellowish disk region , which continues on the hind wings and is usually very broad in the females. Several yellow-white spots stand out on the forewings near the apex . Some shapes are darker in overall appearance. On the underside of the wing, the drawings on the upper side shimmer in a similar pattern, but somewhat more indistinctly through.

Pre-imaginal stages

The first stands have not yet been described.

Similar species

The moths of Junonia sophia are unmistakable due to the very distinctive drawing.

distribution and habitat

In addition to the in Ghana , Senegal , Gambia , Guinea-Bissau , Guinea , Sierra Leone , Liberia , Burkina Faso , Togo , Nigeria , Cameroon and the Ivory Coast occurring nominate Junonia sophia sophia is subspecies Junonia sophia infracta in the West and Central Africa widespread . Information regarding an occurrence in India is incorrect. The species prefers to colonize forest clearings and forest roadsides. It can also be found in gardens and parks.

Way of life

The moths fly in several generations throughout the year, mainly in November. They visit flowers to take in nectar. They tend to form small colonies. They typically fly together in clearings and similar semi-open habitats, where they bask on blades of grass or flowers with fully spread wings. The caterpillars feed on the leaves of various acanthus plants .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Mark C. Williams: Afrotropical Butterflies, Genus Junonia , 17th edition, 2018, pp. 27–31 ( http://www.metamorphosis.org.za/articlesPDF/1140/176%20Genus%20Junonia%20Huebner. pdf )
  2. ↑ Occurrence areas
  3. ↑ Markku Savela: Junonia Hübner, [1819] - distribution. In: Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved May 16, 2019 .
  4. ↑ flight times
  5. ^ Butterflies of Africa
  6. ↑ Food plants

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