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(Junonia rhadama)
Butterfly populations are a very good indicator of the health of an area's ecosystem !!
Also known as the Royal Blue Pansy.
   Junonis rhadame fly in several generations throughout the year, primarily in the months of February, April, July, and November.
    The basic color of the dorsal side of the wings is bright blue.
   The forewings have a blue black striped pattern. The hindwings have two eyespots in the submarginal region in females and one in males, with yellow borders and half reddish brown and half black centers.
   The fringes of the hindwings are silky white.             The anal angle is acute.
   The eyespots of the forewings shimmer through the gray brown marbled ventral side of the wings.
  Junonis rhadama has a small degree of sexual dimorphism within the species. 
   *  As members of the Brush Footed (Nymphalidae) family, they use their pair of longer front legs for food tasting and their two pairs of longer rear legs for propulsion.
 
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Diet: caterpillars feed on the leaves of Barleria prionitisBarleria cristata, or Barleria lupulina, which belong to the Acanthus family (Acanthaceae) .
Diet:  adults visit flowers, such as Stachytarpheta jamacinensis , to collect nectar. 
Avg. Wingspan: 4 - 5 cm / 1.5 - 2 ”
Family: Nymphalidae
The single biggest threat to butterfly survival is habitat destruction!!
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