Lebia Greenhead vs Blue Pansy
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Lebia Greenhead | Blue Pansy |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Lebia viridis | Junonia orithya |
| Order | Coleoptera | Lepidoptera |
| Family | Carabidae | Nymphalidae |
| Size | 5-8 mm | 40-60 mm wingspan |
| Habitat | Heathland | Heathland |
| Diet | Parasitoids | Nectar Feeders |
| Regions | Eastern North America | Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos) |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Lebia Greenhead
A small, brightly colored ground beetle with a metallic green head and pronotum and reddish-brown elytra. Its larvae are parasitoids of leaf beetle pupae, an unusual life history for carabids.
Did You Know?
Its larvae are ectoparasitoids that attach to and consume leaf beetle pupae, a lifestyle extremely rare among ground beetles and more typical of parasitic wasps.
Blue Pansy
A medium-sized butterfly with stunning bright blue hindwings bearing large eyespots and brown forewings with smaller orange-ringed ocelli. Males are more intensely blue than females.
Did You Know?
The large eyespots on the hindwings are thought to deflect bird attacks toward the wing edge rather than the vulnerable body.