ID of Junonia sp.

[Commander]

24248

Dr Seow, this looks like a Junonia, but which species is it? A form of J. iphita? This was shot in Sarawak.

[Psyche]

It has to be Junonia iphita since there is no other with a similar pattern.
However no match found.

J. iphita tosca Sumatra, Borneo.
http://www.belizehank.com/IMAGES/Butterflies/Sumatra/sb120.jpg
J. iphita viridis. N. borneo.
http://www.samuibutterflies.com/expeditions/nymphalinae/junoniaiphita/


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[atronox]

Junonia iphita viridis

[Ronald Orenstein]

Thanks to Khew for posting this on my behalf - I'm new to the forum. This was taken at Kubah NP on 15 January. I suppose this must be iphita, and thanks for the ID - but how unusual is it for iphita to be blue instead of brown? Is this simply a rare morph?