Junonia oenone
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
Junonia oenone, the blue pansy or dark blue pansy, is a Nymphalid butterfly native to Africa. "Blue pansy" is also used in India to describe Junonia orithya. Junonia oenone oenone from continental Africa. Junonia oenone epiclelia Boisduval, 1833 from Madagascar, Aldabra, Astove, Assumption and Cosmoledo Island.
The wingspan is 40–52 mm. The upper surface of the forewings is black with white markings towards the apex. The upper surface of the hindwings is black with white markings on the outer edge, and a characteristic large metallic-blue spot. This blue spot is smaller and more a dull purple in females. The underside of the forewings is brown with white markings corresponding to those on the upper surface. The under surface of the hindwings is almost uniform brown.
The larvae feed on Adhatoda densiflora, Mackaya bella, Justicia natalensis and Asystasia (A. gangetica), Isoglossa, Pualowilhelmia and Ruella species. Junonia oenone, UK Butterflies Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Cotonou | 🇧🇯 Benin | |
| 3 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 4 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia | |
| 6 | Maputo | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 7 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Lusaka | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Accra | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 10 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Blue Pansy sighting in Maputo on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 8 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Blue Pansy in Maputo on a given day, against under 5% in January, March and September, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark Blue Pansy sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Dark Blue Pansy sightings, Maputo ranks 6th at about 30%. The best odds are in Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania, about 40%), Cotonou (Benin, about 40%) and Antananarivo (Madagascar, about 40%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Dark Blue Pansy that you can see in Maputo (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Dancing Amber (about 40%), Danaid Eggfly (about 20%) and Common Evening Brown (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dark Blue Pansy is recorded against all the insects logged in Maputo (16 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
