Junonia rhadama (Boisduval, 1833) is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Junonia rhadama (Boisduval, 1833)
Junonia rhadama (brilliant blue) is a nymphalid butterfly found in the Western Indian Ocean, with larvae feeding on Barleria species.
Junonia rhadama, commonly known as the brilliant blue, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. This species can be found on Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion, the Comoros, and Astove Island in the Seychelles. Its habitat includes transformed grasslands and anthropogenic environments. The larvae of Junonia rhadama feed on plant species from the genus Barleria.
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Catagramma pygas Godart, 1823
Ideopsis similis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Haematera pyrame (Hübner, 1819)
Asterocampa celtis (Boisduval & Le Conte, 1833)
Vanessa itea (Fabricius, 1775)
Hypolimnas anomala (Wallace, 1869)
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