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Blue-spot pansy

Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1764)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The blue-spot pansy (Junonia oenone) is a species in the family Nymphalidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the blue-spot pansy

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
15.7 cm – 16.4 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
On the wing
January to April
Generations a year
Several
Larval food plants
Acanthaceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the blue-spot pansy?

BLUE-SPOT PANSY · WINGSPAN 16.4 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 16.4 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the blue-spot pansy is about 9.6% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the blue-spot pansy live?

Not recorded

Is the blue-spot 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 blue-spot pansy classified?

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

Synonyms Junonia clelia, Papilio oenone, Precis bipupillata, Precis caeruleffugiens, Precis posterior, Precis subbipupillata, Precis subepiclelia, Precis subtriocellata, Precis subvirilis, Precis triocellata, Precis viridata, Precis virilis, Precis vosseleriana

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Dark blue pansyEnglish
  • BlougesiggieAfrikaans
  • pansi lasWelsh
  • Mariposa ojo de venado azulSpanish
  • ルリモンクロタテハモドキJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blue-spot 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

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue-spot pansy?

An adult blue-spot pansy has a wingspan of 15.7 cm – 16.4 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the blue-spot pansy?

The blue-spot pansy (Junonia oenone) 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). Blue-spot pansy (Junonia oenone). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/junonia-oenone

MLA

“Blue-spot pansy (Junonia oenone).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/junonia-oenone.

BibTeX
@misc{junonia_oenone_2026,
  title = {Blue-spot pansy (Junonia oenone)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/junonia-oenone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}