Spotted Brown Pansy

Junonia natalica · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae

Also called: Brown Pansy, Natal Pansy

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Spotted Brown Pansy
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The spotted brown pansy has a wingspan of about 45 to 50 mm for males and 48 to 55 mm for females. It lives in the Afrotropical region. Its caterpillars feed on the plants Asystasia gangetica and Phaulopsis imbricata.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Males have a wingspan of 45 to 50 mm; females are slightly larger at 48 to 55 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

Larvae eat the leaves of Asystasia gangetica and Phaulopsis imbricata.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

The species is found throughout the Afrotropical realm.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Spotted Brown Pansy photo 2
Photo: Sunčana Bradley, CC BY
Spotted Brown Pansy photo 3
Photo: John Lyakurwa, CC BY
Spotted Brown Pansy photo 4
Photo: William Stephens, CC BY
Spotted Brown Pansy photo 5
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0

Questions people ask

What do the larvae of the spotted brown pansy eat?

The caterpillars feed on Asystasia gangetica and Phaulopsis imbricata.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Nymphalidae)

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Sources

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

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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