Junonia atlites (Linnaeus, 1763) - Grey Pansy

Subspecies in India

(1) Junonia atlites atlites (Linnaeus, 1763) – Oriental Grey Pansy

Conservation and Special status

This species is not legally protected in India under any schedules of WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT312112
Andhra Pradesh22
Arunachal Pradesh4
Assam2121128222
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh2111161136144
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi
Goa1
Gujarat11
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT11
Jharkhand
Karnataka53222242543
Kerala4623610616982
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh1111722
Maharashtra144323281427212615
Manipur1
Meghalaya11
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha1
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan112
Sikkim11
Tamil Nadu111211
Tripura11
Uttar Pradesh121
Uttarakhand1
West Bengal42433331971611
Total371911152017343977637440
Barleria (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Hygrophila auriculata (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Hygrophila costata (Robinson et al. 2010) (Acanthaceae).

Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.

For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.

 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Junonia atlites (Linnaeus, 1763) – Grey Pansy. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/junonia-atlites, accessed 2024/03/28.