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UnidentifiedButterfly from SA
Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:56 PM
Butterfly from SA
This butterfly was found in February 2009 on a walking trail in Kokoriba Nature Reserve 120km west of Pretoria between the towns of Brits and Thabazimbi.
Meerkat
North West Province, South Africa
Yellow Pansy, Junonia hierta
Dear Meerkat,
We are uncertain of the species, but we believe this is a Brush Footed Butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Perhaps one of our readers can assist with the identification.
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Comments 1
Hi Meerkat
This is a very common butterfly which goes by the name of a ‘[b]Yellow Pansy[/b]‘ [i]Junonia hierta[/i]
Males often found ‘mud puddling’ around fresh herbivore dung. Females favour flowers.
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