Dryas julia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| iDryas julia | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||||||||||||||
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
| Dryas julia (Fabricius, 1775) |
- This article is about the Julia butterfly. For Julia "Butterfly" Hill, see Julia Butterfly Hill.
Dryas julia (syn: Dryas iulia), also known as the Julia butterfly or Julia Heliconian, is a species of butterfly (an insect). The sole representative of its genus, the Julia is native from Brazil to southern Texas and Florida, and in summer can sometimes be found as far north as eastern Nebraska. Its wingspan ranges from 82 to 92 mm, and it is colored orange (brighter in male specimens) with black markings.
It feeds on the nectar of flowers including lantana and shepherd's needle, and its caterpillars form hosts in passion vines including Passiflora affinis and Passiflora lutea (the yellow passionvine) in Texas. The Julia is a fast flier and frequents clearings, paths, and margins of forests and woodlands. Over 15 subspecies have been described.
[edit] References
- Miller, L. D., and Miller, J. Y. (2004). The Butterfly Handbook, p. 115. Barron's Educational Series, Inc.; Hauppauge, New York. ISBN 0-7641-5714-0
- Dryas julia, Butterflies of North America, from the United States Geological Survey Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center.
 |
This butterfly-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
