Junonia oenone
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Blue Pansy sighting in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 41st most-seen of the 59 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and April
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Blue Pansy in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March and June–January, the lowest months. Those are among uMkhuze Game Reserve's wettest months, with about 85 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in July.
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.
17th of 28
Of the 28 parks where we can rate Dark Blue Pansy sightings, uMkhuze Game Reserve ranks 17th at about 20%. 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 uMkhuze Game Reserve (genus Junonia, Buckeyes & Pansies) are Spotted Brown Pansy (about 30%) and Yellow Pansy (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 uMkhuze Game Reserve (5 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.
