Junonia natalica
The Brown Pansy, or Brown Commodore, is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of around 5cm. It lives in coastal and riverine forests and dense savannas, where it flies low and slow through open areas. They settle often, being attracted to flowers and puddles, slowly opening and closing their wings, but are also restless and easily flushed. Adults fly year round, with numbers peaking in spring and summer. in South Africa, Brown Pansies occur through much of Kwazulu-Natal and into the Lowveld and escarpment of Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
Brown Commodore, aka Brown Pansy
Brown Commodore, aka Brown Pansy
Brown Commodore, aka Brown Pansy
Brown Commodore, aka Brown Pansy
Brown Commodore, aka Brown Pansy
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Lovely
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I certainly agree with you!
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The markings and relatively subtle colours are very beautiful.
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In flight they can easily pass for a leaf being blown around!
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Ek wil ook soos Elsabe se, selfs die ou bruinetjie is ook mooi.
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En hy pas so perfek by die plantegroei in!
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Die vaalste ou dingetjie het tog kleur!
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So perfek geskape vir hul plekkie onder die son!
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You win me over with your butterfly pictures, Dries.
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Thank you very much, Anne. I am getting lots of joy from searching for and learning about our butterflies.
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A very beautifully marked butterfly, certainly not as ‘in your face’ as it’s more colourful namesakes you have shown us.
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Even though it is a pansy, this one is much more demure… 😀
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