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Papilio polyxenes, the (eastern) black swallowtail, American swallowtail or parsnip swallowtail, [4] is a butterfly found throughout much of North America. An extremely similar-appearing species, Papilio joanae, occurs in the Ozark Mountains region, but it appears to be closely related to Papilio machaon, rather than P. polyxenes.
Ornithoptera alexandrae, the Queen Alexandra's birdwing, is the largest species of butterfly in the world, with females reaching wingspans slightly in excess of 25 cm to 28 cm (9.8 inches to 11 inches). [ 4 ][ 5 ] This birdwing is restricted to the forests of the Oro Province in eastern Papua New Guinea. The species is endangered and one of ...
Dryas iulia. Dryas iulia (often incorrectly spelled julia), [3] commonly called the Julia butterfly, Julia heliconian, the flame, or flambeau, is a species of brush-footed (or nymphalid) butterfly. The sole representative of its genus Dryas, [4] it is native from Brazil to southern Texas and Florida, and in summer can sometimes be found as far ...
Papua New Guinea; Use: National flag, civil and state ensign: Proportion: 3:4: Adopted: 1 July 1971; 53 years ago (): Design: Divided diagonally from the upper hoist-side corner to the lower fly-side corner: the upper triangle is red with the soaring Raggiana bird-of-paradise and the lower triangle is black with the Southern Cross of four white larger five-pointed stars and the smaller star.
Kallima inachus. (Doyère, 1840) [1] Kallima inachus, the orange oakleaf, Indian oakleaf or dead leaf, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Tropical Asia from India to Japan. With wings closed, it closely resembles a dry leaf with dark veins and is a commonly cited example of camouflage.
Junonia orithya. Junonia orithya is a nymphalid butterfly with many subspecies occurring from Africa, through southern and south-eastern Asia, and in Australia. [1][2][3] In India, its common English name is the blue pansy, [2][3] but in southern Africa it is known as the eyed pansy as the name blue pansy refers to Junonia oenone. [4][5] In ...
The butterfly is 21 to 29 mm (0.83 to 1.14 in) wide with wings outstretched and slightly shorter in length. [6] Female Cupido comyntas museum specimens. Eastern tailed-blue larvae feed on various legumes and are known to secrete a substance which is favored by some ant species. The ant in turn protects the larva of the butterfly from other ...
Papilio polytes. Papilio polytes, the common Mormon, [2][3] is a common species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia. [2][3] This butterfly is known for the mimicry displayed by the numerous forms of its females which mimic inedible red-bodied swallowtails, such as the common rose and the crimson rose.