Scientific classification:
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily Biblidinae
Genus Dynamine:
Species: postverta
General:
Extremely similar to the Blue-eyed Sailor (D. dyonis), though larger. Female has three distinct white stripes across the upperside of the hindwings, vs. just one in the Blue-eyed. Male upperwing is bluer and has four black spots near the forewing apex.
Range:
Throughout Central and South America, into Mexico. Two US records, both near Mission in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
For more INFO: (Dynamine postverta)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Danainae
Tribe: Danaini
Genus: Danaus
Species: D. gilippus
Binominal name: Danaus gilippus (Cramer, 1775)
Identification: The Queen Butterfly (Danaus gilippus) is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae (the brush-foots) with a wingspan of 2.75–3.25" (70–88mm). It is orange or brown with black wing borders and small white forewing spots on its dorsal wing surface, and reddish ventral wing surface fairly similar to the dorsal surface. The ventral hindwings have black veins and small white spots in a black border. The male has a black androconial scent patch on its dorsal hindwings.
This species is possibly a close relative to the similarly-colored Soldier Butterfly (or "Tropic Queen"; Danaus eresimus); in any case, it is not close to the Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) as was long believed. There are about 10 recognized subspecies (Smith et al. 2005). As with other North American Danaus species, it is involved in Müllerian mimicry with the Viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) where the two co-occur.
Life history: Females lay small white eggs singly on plants in the milkweed subfamily (Asclepiadoideae), including Mexican Milkweed, Swamp Milkweed, Desert Milkweed, and Sandhill Milkweed. The egg hatches into a black caterpillar with transverse white stripes and yellow spots, and three pairs of long, black filaments. The caterpillar feeds on the milkweed and sequesters chemicals that make it distasteful to some predators. It then goes through six instars, after which the larva finds a suitable spot to pupate. The adult emerges 7 to 10 days afterwards. D. gilippus has multiple generations a year.
Along with Monarchs, Queen butterflies are susceptible to infection by Ophryocystis elektroscirrha, a protozoan parasite.
For more INFO: (Danaus gilippus)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperioidea
Subfamily: Pyrrhopyginae
Genus: Mysoria
Species: barcastus
Sub-species: venezuelae
For more INFO: (Mysoria barcastus)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda - Arthropods
Class: Insecta - Insects
Order: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths
Superfamily: Papilionoidea - Butterflies (excluding skippers)
Family: Nymphalidae - Brushfooted Butterflies
Subfamily: Danainae - Milkweed Butterflies
Genus: Lycorea
Species: Lycorea ilione (Cramer, [1775])
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked): Rhopalocera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Danainae
Tribe: Ithomiini
Genus: Heterosais giulia
Species: H. giulia
Binomial name: Heterosais giulia (Hewitson, [1855])
For more INFO: (Heterosais giulia )
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Scientific name: Marpesia chiron (Fabricius, 1775)
General:
The Daggerwing butterflies of the genus Marpesia are similar in wing shape to Swordtails and Swallowtails ( Papilionidae ), but can easily be distinguished from them by their straight, clubbed antennae - Papilionids have tapered clubs and are recurved at the tip. They can also be confused with the Nymphalid genus Hypanartia, but the latter have a more pronounced angular forewing apex.
There are 17 Marpesia species, all with the same characteristic wing shape as chiron, except for petreus, which has 2 tails on each hindwing, and a deeply scalloped outer margin to it's forewing.
The genus is confined to the neotropical region, but is closely allied to the Afro-Oriental genus Cyrestis.
Habitats:
This species occurs at elevations between sea level and about 2500m, and is found in primary rainforest, cloudforest, deciduous forest and open secondary woodlands.
Lifecycle:
I have no data relating to chiron, but the following characteristics are applicable in general to the genus
Marpesia:
The eggs are white or yellowish, and laid singly on the foliage of trees and shrubs in the family Moraceae - including Ficus, Chlorophora, Brosimum and Artocarpus.
The fully grown caterpillars are very colourful, typically marked with red and / or yellow spots and stripes. There is a single row of unbranched, recurved spines along the back, and the head is adorned with a pair of very long wavy spines. They feed diurnally and rest on the upper surface of leaves.
The pupae are typically pale in colour, marked with blackish spots or blotches, and have wiry filaments projecting from the back of the abdomen and from the head.
Adult behaviour:
Mud-puddling males are usually encountered in three's and four's, but aggregations of dozens or even hundreds are not uncommon. In hot weather they are extremely active, darting and skipping from place to place, and rarely settling for more than 2 or 3 seconds. The wings are usually held erect, but in cooler conditions the butterflies will bask with wigs outspread.
Females are elusive, spending most of their lives in the forest canopy, and are very rarely encountered.
For more INFO: (Marpesia chiron)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon: (Moths)
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae (Tiger and Lichen Moths)
Tribe: Arctiini (Tiger Moths)
Subtribe: Callimorphina
Genus: Utetheisa
Species: ornatrix (Rattlebox Moth - Hodges#8105-06)
Other Common Names:
Bella Moth
Ornate Moth
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes:
Utetheisa ornatrix and Utetheisa bella were formerly considered separate species, now lumped together under U. ornatrix.
Size: wingspan 30-45 mm, larvae to 35 mm
Identification:
Adult: forewing variably pink or yellow with rows of white-ringed black spots in widespread bella subspecies, more whitish with sparse black spots and a washed out look in ornatrix subspecies (S. FL & S. TX).
hindwing pink with uneven black border
Larva: orangish-brown with broad irregular black bands on each segment, and distinct white spots on anterior and posterior margins of black bands
Range:
mostly Eastern North America: Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Arizona, north to Minnesota and Ontario
also occurs south through Central America to northern South America.
Habitat:
Fields, edges of forests; adults fly during the day
Food:
Larvae feed predominantly on legumes in the genus Crotalaria, commonly called Rattlebox; occasional hosts included bush-clover (Lespedeza spp.), elm, cherry, fireweed, lupine, Sweetgale (Myrica gale)
Life Cycle:
Larvae feed on plants of the genus Crotalaria (family Fabaceae) which contain poisonous pyrrolizidine alkaloids, and are able to store the chemicals systemically, retaining them through metamorphosis into the adult stage. At mating, the male transfers a substantial fraction of his alkaloidal load to the female with the sperm package (spermatophore). The gift is transmitted by the female in part to the eggs, together with a supplement of her own alkaloidal supply. All developmental stages of Utetheisa are protected by the alkaloid, the larvae and adults against spiders, and the eggs are avoided by ants and coccinellid beetles. The spermatophore is of substantial size, amounting on average to over 10% of male body mass. It also contains nutrient, which the female invests in egg production. Females mate on average with four to five males over their lifespan of 3 to 4 weeks.
Remarks:
The mostly pink or yellow "bella" form is common and widespread, whereas the paler "ornatrix" form is restricted to southern Florida and southern Texas
For more INFO: (Utetheisa ornatrix)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Kolana
Species: ligurina
For more INFO: (Kolana ligurina)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked): Rhopalocera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Eudaminae
Genus: Urbanus
Species: U. dorantes
Binomial name:
The Lilac-banded Longtail or Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Texas and peninsular Florida. Strays can be found as far north as northern California, southern Arizona, southern Missouri and southern Georgia.
Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) ventral (1).jpg
The wingspan is 37-51 mm. There are three to four generations throughout the year in southern Florida and southern Texas.
The larvae feed on various legumes, including wild and cultivated Phaseolus species, Desmodium and blue peas Clitoria. Adults feed on flower nectar from various plants, including shepherd's needle, lantana, trilisa, ironweed and bougainvillea.
For more INFO: (Urbanus dorantes)
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