Soldier Commodore

Junonia terea · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae

Also called: Soldier Pansy

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Soldier Commodore
Photo: M Rutherford, CC BY

Males have a wingspan of about 50 to 55 mm and females 52 to 60 mm. It lives in the Afrotropical region. The caterpillars eat the leaves of Asystasia gangetica, Phaulopsis imbricata and Ruellia patula.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Males have a wingspan of about 50 to 55 mm; females are slightly larger at 52 to 60 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

Larvae feed on the leaves of Asystasia gangetica, Phaulopsis imbricata and Ruellia patula.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is found throughout the Afrotropical realm.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Soldier Commodore photo 2
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Soldier Commodore photo 3
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Soldier Commodore photo 4
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Soldier Commodore photo 5
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Same family (Nymphalidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junonia_terea

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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