Veronica anagallis-aquatica – Water Speedwell

Larval Host Plant

Junonia orithya – Blue Pansy

Other notes

Notes: This plant has been recorded as a new larval host for Junonia orithya – Blue Pansy by Abhay Soman and Aditya Kanwal from Solan, Himachal Pradesh in 2017.

 

References:

HOSTS (2023) - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Accessed on 29 Jan 2023. URL: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/.

WFO (2023): World Flora Online. Accessed on 29 Jan 2023. URL: http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000419633.

Flowers of India (2023). Accessed on 29 Jan 2023. URL: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wavy-Leaf%20Speedwell.html.

Page citation

Soman, A., A. Kanwal and N. Kawthankar. 2024. Veronica anagallis-aquatica L. – Water Speedwell. 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/veronica-anagallis-aquatica, accessed 2024/04/27.