Junonia rhadama

Junonia rhadama, the brilliant blue, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion, the Comoros, and the Seychelles (Astove Island).[2] The habitat consists of transformed grasslands and Anthropogenic biomeanthropogenic environments.

Brilliant blue
in Madagascar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Junonia
Species:
J. rhadama
Binomial name
Junonia rhadama
(Boisduval, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
  • Vanessa rhadama Boisduval, 1833
  • Precis rhadama f. arida Aurivillius, 1913
Junonia rhadama

The larvae feed on Barleria species.

References
  1. "Junonia Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2012-05-29.


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