Julia Longwing Butterfly

I went over to a friends house to visit, and to see her butterfly pupae and butterflies. She had some Julia Longwing Butterflies, resting on some of the walls, that were on the inside of her house. Identification: Adult: dorsal males, bright orange with two black spots on each forewing; female, orange with black stripes on each forewing; ventral surface pale orange/brown with smudge marks. Food: passionflowers ( Passiflora spp. ) Females, oviposit on new growth passionflowers, and larvae eat the leaves. Larvae, follow process of multiple instar stages, to pupae, to adult butterflies. Adults, are not pollen feeders. Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Genus: Dryas Species: julia The Julia, is a swift flyer, that enjoys tropical woodlands. Adult size: 82 mm to 92 mm. Average wingspan: 85 mm. The Heliconiinae, commonly called Heliconians or Longwings, are a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae ). Females, lay eggs singly, on the tendrils of passionvines, on which the larvae feed.