Junonia orithya (Linnaeus, 1758) - Blue Pansy

Subspecies in India

(1) Junonia orithya swinhoei Butler, 1885 – Pale Blue Pansy
(2) Junonia orithya ocyale Hübner, 1816 – Dark Blue 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 UT
Andhra Pradesh2113
Arunachal Pradesh116
Assam11
Bihar
Chandigarh1
Chhattisgarh122312342
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi2215643
Goa
Gujarat14421113331
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh141
Jammu and Kashmir UT211
Jharkhand
Karnataka521420138211115
Kerala11123312
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh41812
Maharashtra523431188171817
Manipur111
Meghalaya4313
Mizoram
Nagaland2311
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab1
Rajasthan112411
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu2113212
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh1119226
Uttarakhand12221
West Bengal1112315132
Total18719213342242450615345
Acanthus (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Barleria (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Barleria mysorensis(Haneesh & Prashanth 2018), Hygrophila auriculata (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Justicia micrantha (Robinson et al. 2010), Justicia neesii (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Justicia procumbens (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Lepidagathis keralensis (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Nelsonia canescens (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Ruellia tuberosa(V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017) (Acanthaceae). Ipomoea batatas (Robinson et al. 2010) (Convolvulaceae). Mimosa pudica (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Fabaceae). Plectranthus scandens (Robinson et al. 2010) (Lamaiaceae). Misopates orontium (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Plantaginaceae). Lepidagathis prostrata (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; 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

K.Kunte 2024. Junonia orithya (Linnaeus, 1758) – Blue 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-orithya, accessed 2024/12/06.