Junonia orithya (Blue Pansy) - Sikkim Butterfly

Scientific Classification

Kingdom:        Animalia
Phylum:          Arthopoda
Class:              Insecta
Order:             Lepidoptera
Family:           Nymphalidae
Genus:            Junonia.

Species:          Junonia orithya (Linnaeus, 1758)

Other Names: Its common English name is the Blue Pansy. In Southern Africa it is known as the Eyed Pansy. In Australia, this butterfly is known as the Blue Argus. 

Junonia iphita (Chocolate Pansy) - Sikkim Butterfly

Junonia iphita (Chocolate Pansy)

Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim,

Date:May 2  2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Junonia iphita (Chocolate Pansy)

Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim,

Date:July 11,  2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:         Arthopoda

Class:              Insecta

Order:            Lepidoptera

Family:           Nymphalidae

Genus:            Junonia

Species:           J. iphita

Binomial name:  Junonia iphita (Cramer, 1779)

Junonia almana (Peacock Pansy) - Sikkim Butterfly

Junonia almana (Peacock Pansy)

Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim

Date: February 19, 2013

Pic: Shital Pradhan