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Northern argus

Junonia erigone Cramer

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The northern argus (Junonia erigone) is a species in the family Nymphalidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the northern argus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
On the wing
January
Larval food plants
Acanthaceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the northern argus live?

Not recorded

Is the northern argus 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 northern argus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyNymphalidae
  6. genusJunonia
  7. SpeciesJunonia erigone Cramer

Synonyms Precis walkeri

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the northern argus

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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What kind of animal is the northern argus?

The northern argus (Junonia erigone) 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). Northern argus (Junonia erigone). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-argus

MLA

“Northern argus (Junonia erigone).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-argus.

BibTeX
@misc{northern_argus_2026,
  title = {Northern argus (Junonia erigone)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-argus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}