Junonia archesia (Cramer, 1782) is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Junonia archesia (Cramer, 1782)

Junonia archesia (Cramer, 1782)

Junonia archesia, the garden inspector, is a Nymphalidae butterfly native to Subsaharan Africa with two main annual broods.

Family
Genus
Junonia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Junonia archesia (Cramer, 1782)

Scientific name: Junonia archesia (Cramer, 1782). Precis archesia, commonly called the garden inspector or garden commodore, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It is native to Subsaharan Africa. Males have a wingspan of 45–50 mm, while females have a larger wingspan of 50–60 mm. Adults of this butterfly are active year-round, with two main brood seasons: September to March and April to August.

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Junonia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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