Junonia hierta

The male upper side is bright yellow. The costa of the forewing has a broad triangular jet-black projection downwards at the discocellulars, and the dorsum has a triangular projection upwards near the tornus; this black margin narrows near the middle of the termen and bears on the apex two short transverse preapical white streaks crossed by the black veins. Below these is an obscure ocellus that is sometimes absent. The anterior half and the terminal margin of the hindwing is black, and the dorsum is broadly shaded with brown while the anterior black area has a large brilliant blue spot. The cilia of both forewings and hindwings are white alternated with brown. ==Larva and pupa==

The larva has a "ground-colour dark brown or grey with a broad dorsal stripe formed of minute white and blue spots, spines black." (Davidson & Aitken) "The pupa is dull reddish, with an obtuse head in front. The thorax is dorsally convex and the abdomen has a dorsal and lateral row of small blackish points" (Moore). File:Yellow pansy cat sec.jpg|Caterpillar File:Yellow pansy pupa sec.jpg|Pupa File:Papilionidae - Junonia hierta cebrene.JPG|Mounted specimen File:Junonia hierta by kadavoor.JPG|Underside Yellow pansy (Junonia hierta) courting m (top) f (bottom).jpg|Courting == Distribution ==

This species can be found in Africa and Southeast Asia. ==Subspecies==

• Junonia hierta hierta (Fabricius, 1798) (southern Yunnan) • Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870 (Africa-drier parts, Arabia) • Junonia hierta paris Trimen, 1887 (Madagascar) • Junonia hierta magna? (Evans, 1926) (Sikkim) ==See also==