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