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
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Assam | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Bihar | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
| Goa | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Gujarat | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Jharkhand | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| Kerala | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
| Maharashtra | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 27 | 45 | 26 | 19 | |
| Manipur | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Mizoram | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Nagaland | |||||||||||||
| Odisha | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Puducherry UT | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Punjab | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Rajasthan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Sikkim | |||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Tripura | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Uttarakhand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| West Bengal | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 17 | ||
| Total | 32 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 41 | 60 | 63 | 102 | 118 | 78 | 52 |
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.
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.
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Page citation
Anonymous 2025. 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://ifoundbutterflies.org/junonia-almana, accessed 2025/04/24.