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Yellow Pansy butterfly in Kirindi, Madagascar  Junonia hierta,Kirindy Reserve,Madagascar,Yellow Pansy Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Yellow Pansy butterfly in Kirindi, Madagascar

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  1. No identification yet, I did find one person capturing the same species in the same location:

    http://photos.wildmadagascar.org/images/yellow_blue_butterfly_0.shtml
    Posted 12 years ago
  2. It looks like a male Yellow Pansy to me (Junonia hierta paris). Posted 12 years ago
    1. That's a bullseye, thanks! Posted 12 years ago
  3. And doesn't it look just like a pansy! Lovely! Posted 12 years ago

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The Yellow Pansy is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Palaeotropics. It is usually seen in open scrub and grassland habitats.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 20, 2013. Captured Sep 18, 2012 10:09.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/6.3
  • 1/500s
  • ISO280
  • 500mm