Biology:Junonia gregorii
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Junonia gregorii | |
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Kibale National Park, Uganda | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Junonia |
Species: | J. gregorii
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Binomial name | |
Junonia gregorii Butler, 1896[1]
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Junonia gregorii, or Gregori's brown pansy, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Tanzania and Kenya (the highlands on both sides of the Rift Valley).[2] The habitat consists of edges of sub-montane forests and agricultural clearings.
The larvae feed on Phaulopsis parviflora and Sclerochiton paulowilhelmina.
References
- ↑ "Junonia Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_junoniini.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q6314265 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junonia gregorii.
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