Junonia oenone
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Blue Pansy sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 65th most-seen of the 298 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Blue Pansy in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and December, 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.
26th of 28
Of the 28 parks where we can rate Dark Blue Pansy sightings, Garden Route National Park ranks 26th at about 10%. The best odds are in Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 30%), Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 30%) and Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 30%).
Same genus: Junonia
The closest relatives of the Dark Blue Pansy that you can see in Garden Route National Park (genus Junonia, Buckeyes & Pansies) are Junonia archesia (about 20%), Blue Pansy (about 10%) and Yellow Pansy (about 10%), 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 Garden Route National Park (33 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
