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Brown pansy

Junonia hedonia (Linnaeus, 1764)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The brown pansy (Junonia hedonia) is a species in the family Nymphalidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the brown pansy

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
3 cm – 3.2 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
On the wing
May to June, August to October
Generations a year
Several
Larval food plants
Acanthaceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the brown pansy?

BROWN PANSY · WINGSPAN 3.2 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 3.2 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the brown pansy is about 1.9% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the brown pansy live?

Not recorded

Is the brown pansy endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the brown pansy classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyNymphalidae
  6. genusJunonia
  7. SpeciesJunonia hedonia (Linnaeus, 1764)

Synonyms Precis hedonia, Precis tragia, Precis zelima

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Brown soldierEnglish
  • Chocolate argusEnglish
  • Chocolate pansyEnglish
  • Chocolate soldierEnglish
  • Mariposa ojos de venado caféSpanish
  • Argo cioccolatoItalian
  • イワサキタテハモドキJapanese
  • 南洋眼蛺蝶Chinese
  • 歡樂眼蛺蝶Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the brown pansy

Other species in the same genus Junonia.

Blue pansy

Junonia orithya

NymphalidaeNo free photo yet

Lemon pansy

Junonia lemonias

NymphalidaeNo free photo yet

Grey pansy

Junonia atlites

NymphalidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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How big is the brown pansy?

An adult brown pansy has a wingspan of 3 cm – 3.2 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the brown pansy?

The brown pansy (Junonia hedonia) belongs to the family Nymphalidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Brown pansy (Junonia hedonia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/junonia-hedonia

MLA

“Brown pansy (Junonia hedonia).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/junonia-hedonia.

BibTeX
@misc{junonia_hedonia_2026,
  title = {Brown pansy (Junonia hedonia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/junonia-hedonia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}