Junonia lemonias (Linnaeus, 1758) - Lemon Pansy

Subspecies in India

(1) Junonia lemonias lemonias (Linnaeus, 1758) – Chinese Lemon 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 UT2111
Andhra Pradesh112361253
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam421421442
Bihar3
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh13146153157
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT1
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi111362244
Goa
Gujarat232224241
Haryana4
Himachal Pradesh11111
Jammu and Kashmir UT1
Jharkhand
Karnataka751761321151818131813
Kerala7124459313125
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh2216131
Maharashtra24966711201520303733
Manipur
Meghalaya22
Mizoram
Nagaland1
Odisha11
Puducherry UT
Punjab1
Rajasthan13411
Sikkim3111
Tamil Nadu11212325
Tripura1111
Uttar Pradesh211512
Uttarakhand1131121
West Bengal1333364241
Total482836334971956490798667
Barleria (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Hygrophila auriculata (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Hygrophila costata (Robinson et al. 2010), Justicia neesii (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Lepidagathis cuspidata(V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Lepidagathis keralensis (P. Churi pers. obs. 2017), Justicia procumbens(V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Nelsonia canescens (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Acanthaceae). Cannabis sativa (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Cannabaceae). Corchorus capsularis (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Sida rhombifolia (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Malvaceae).A subspecies name, Junonia lemonias vaisya (Fruhstorfer, 1912), is sometimes given, which represents infrasubspecific variation.

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 lemonias (Linnaeus, 1758) – Lemon 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-lemonias, accessed 2024/03/28.