Junonia gregorii

Junonia gregorii
Kibale National Park, Uganda
Scientific classification
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

  1. ↑ "Junonia Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini


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