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Orange Banded / Orange Tiger / Banded Longwing

Dryadula phaetusa

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Field Notes

Description:

When the wings are open, this is an orange butterfly with black stripes. While a longwing, this species has shorter wings and antennae than other longwings. Almost as if in compensation, the wings are broader. Spotted in captivity; see notes.

Habitat:

Common. Costa Rica to Bolivia.

Notes:

Spotted at the Florida Museum of Natural History
Butterfly Rainforest Exhibit
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/

Reference Links:

Dryadula phaetusa Linnaeus 1758, Dryadula phaetusa, Butterflies of Amazonia - Dryadula phaetusa

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