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title: "Yellow Pansy"
description: "Junonia hierta — Insects & spiders. Junonia hierta, the yellow pansy, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Palaeotropics."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/yellow-pansy
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow Pansy

> Junonia hierta — Insects & spiders. Junonia hierta, the yellow pansy, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Palaeotropics.

- Scientific name: *Junonia hierta*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 8569
- Wikidata: [Q1306417](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1306417)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68423](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68423)

## Names

- en: Yellow Pansy
- de: Gelbes Stiefmütterchen
- es: Mariposa ojos de venado amarilla
- fr: Pensée jaune

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (3138), IN (2062), KE (361), NA (273), TH (238), TZ (206), ZM (202), ZW (189), SZ (171), BJ (118), CN (118), BW (116)

## Summary

Junonia hierta, the yellow pansy, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Palaeotropics. It is usually seen in open scrub and grassland habitats.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junonia_hierta

## Photo

![Yellow Pansy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-pansy/medium.jpg)

Photo: Haneesh K M · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91274310

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-pansy?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).