House of Butterflies - Blue Pansy ( Junonia Orithya )

Junonia orithya is a nymphalidbutterfly with many subspecies occuring  from Africa, through southern and south-eastern Asia, and in Australia. In India its common English name is the blue pansy, but in southern Africa it is known as the eyed pansy as the name blue pansy refers toJunonia oenone.^[1][2] In Australia this butterfly is known as the blue argus.^{[3] -wikipedia}

A sunbathing male Blue Pansy displaying its upperside.

Male : local host plant Asystasia gangetica

Physical Description of Adult Butterfly: 

Above, the forewing for the male is black to dark brown with a whitish sub-apical band, two orange and two blue bars in the cell, and two post-discal eye-spots in spaces 2 and 5. The hindwing of the male is brilliant blue with an orange post-discal eye-spot in space 2 and a much smaller dark post-discal spot in space 5. The female is similarly marked but with a much duller hue. The post-discal eye-spots in spaces 2 and 5 on the hindwing are much larger than in the male. Underneath, both sexes are grayish brown withcryptic orange/brown markings and have eye-spots similarly placed as on the upperside. - http://butterflycircle.blogspot.com/2011/05/life-history-of-peacock-pansy.html

>> A female Blue Pansy