Blue Argus
Junonia orithya
The Blue Argus (Junonia orithya) is a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Nymphalidae, the brush-footed butterflies. This site lists one subspecies: Junonia orithya albicincta. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 17 plants, including Asystasia gangetica, Pseuderanthemum variabile and Hygrophila angustifolia. This page has 8 photos of its life cycle (final instar caterpillars, pupae and adults) by Bob Miller.
Subspecies
- Junonia orithya albicincta 8 photos
Life cycle of the Blue Argus
Blue Argus caterpillars (final instar)
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Blue Argus pupae
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Blue Argus adults
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Female, underside
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Caterpillar food plants
17 known food plants.
- Angelonia salicariifolia
- Antirrhinum sp.
- Asystasia gangetica
- Asystasia sp.
- Brunoniella acaulis
- Brunoniella australis
- Buchnera gracilis
- Buchnera linearis
- Hygrophila angustifolia
- Hypoestes floribunda
- Justicia sp.
- Pseuderanthemum sp.
- Pseuderanthemum variabile
- Rostellularia adscendens
- Striga curviflora
- Striga parviflora
- Thunbergia alata