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Julia Heliconian Butterfly - male
Dryas iulia
20.484, -105.436
Field Notes
Description:
Males are bright orange, females are duller with more black markings. Adult Julias trap-line, visiting a circuit of specific plants daily on which they forage.
Habitat:
Southern Florida, Texas south to Brazil. Subtropical hammock edges & fields. Host Plant: Passion-vines including Passiflora lutea.
Notes:
Another post of this butterfly, as the males seem rather variable - previous spot of a male in the same area: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/19340088
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 13, 2013
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