Butterflies necatring on white Justicia
Channel: Butterflies of Mulund
Date: 26/02/2023

Butterflies visiting Justicia plant

1) Striped tiger butterfly (Danaus genutia)
2) Blue Tiger (Tirumala limniace)
3) Dark Cerulean (Jamides bochus)

Justicia gendarussa, commonly known as willow-leaved justicia is a quick-growing, evergreen forest shrub considered to be a native of China and distributed in Sri Lanka, India and Malaysia. Apart from its medicinal and ornamental uses the plant also attracts several pollinators such as Butterflies and ants.