Biology:Junonia gregorii

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Junonia gregorii
Gregori's brown pansy (Junonia gregorii) 2.jpg
Kibale National Park, Uganda
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Junonia
Species:
J. gregorii
Binomial name
Junonia gregorii
Butler, 1896[1]
Synonyms
  • Junonia stygia gregorii Butler, 1896
  • Junonia gregori

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

Wikidata ☰ Q6314265 entry