Junonia atlites (Linnaeus)

Pathania, P. C., Mangat, H. K. & Sidhu, A. K., 2018, Studies on butterfly diversity (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) from Punjab Agricultural University Campus, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118 (1), pp. 75-90 : 80

13. Junonia atlites (Linnaeus) (Photo 13a,b)

Papilio atlites Linnaeus, 1763 , Amoen Acad. 6: 407, n.72.

Material examined: (1♂ 1♀). India: Punjab: PAU,

11.viii.2011, Birpal, Amit and P.C. Pathania (1♂ 1♀).

Distribution: It is found in Terai, at the foot of the Himalayas from Kumaun Sikkim; Eastern Bengal, Central Provinces, Kanara, Ceylon, Burma, extending to the Malaya sub region ( Bingham, 1907).

Host plant: Acanthaceae (Saji et al., 2017) .