Yellow-banded Pansy Junonia elgiva

This butterfly has more names than most insects—buckeye, pansy, or commodore, take your pick. But the most impressive fact? This genus is found on every continent except Antarctica and Europe, making it truly cosmopolitan in distribution. With roughly 30 to 35 species packed into the Junonia genus, each adapted to its own region, these butterflies represent one of nature's great success stories of adaptation and resilience.