"Blue pansy" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see
Junonia oenone.
| Junonia orithya |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
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Arthropoda |
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Insecta |
| Order: |
Lepidoptera |
| Family: |
Nymphalidae |
| Genus: |
Junonia |
| Species: |
J. orithya |
| Binomial name |
Junonia orithya
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| 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
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Junonia orithya is a nymphalid butterfly with many subspecies occurring from Africa, through southern and south-eastern Asia, and in Australia. In India, its common English name is the blue pansy, but in southern Africa it is known as the eyed pansy as the name blue pansy refers to Junonia oenone. In Australia, this butterfly is known as the blue argus, 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.