Junonia almana (Linnaeus, 1758) - Peacock Pansy

Subspecies in India

(1) Junonia almana almana (Linnaeus, 1758) – Oriental Peacock Pansy
(2) Junonia almana nicobarienis C. Felder, 1862 – Nicobar Peacock 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 UT11211
Andhra Pradesh11121151
Arunachal Pradesh21
Assam42311510131
Bihar13
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh114763962
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT1
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi11375
Goa121
Gujarat221314311
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh11
Jammu and Kashmir UT1
Jharkhand1
Karnataka2111121365324
Kerala215631743
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh111541
Maharashtra1025126121525412514
Manipur1
Meghalaya231
Mizoram1
Nagaland
Odisha1
Puducherry UT
Punjab11
Rajasthan111121
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu22211
Tripura111
Uttar Pradesh12512171
Uttarakhand112216311
West Bengal2123355671411
Total278131615395451931097339
Acanthus (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Barleria (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Hygrophila auriculata (Wynter-Blyth 1957), Hygrophila costata (Robinson et al. 2010) (Acanthaceae). Gloxinia (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Gesneriaceae), Osbeckia (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Melastomataceae). Mimulus gracilis (Robinson et al. 2010) (Phrymaceae). Oryza sativa (Robinson et al. 2010), Pennisetum (Robinson et al. 2010), Pennisetum glaucum (Robinson et al. 2010) (Poaceae). Phyla nodiflora (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Verbenaceae).

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 2023. Junonia almana (Linnaeus, 1758) – Peacock 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-almana, accessed 2023/06/02.