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Junonia hierta (Fabricius, 1798)

Subspecies

  • [Junonia] hierta cebrene (Trimen, 1870)
    - demaculata (Neustetter, 1916)
    - sudanica (Schultze, 1920)
    - aeolus (Stoneham, 1965)
    - conjuncta (Stoneham, 1965)

Adult morphologyWingspan24
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)815
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)342
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
SUD:
Centered on the Sudan Savannah and the Sahel, extending south as vagrants/migrants
SUD
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Acanthaceae
    - Asteracantha
    - Asystasia
    - Barleria
    - Justicia
    - Paulowilhelmia
    - Ruellia

  • Acanthaceae
    - Asteracantha
    - Asystasia
    - Barleria
    - Justicia
    - Paulowilhelmia
    - Ruellia

Junonia hierta
Photographer: Gerard Bergsma

Records


1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011