Black And White Butterfly Florida

So here is a quick guide to butterfly identification for 22 of the common species in north america complete with pictures and a little bit about each species from their immature forms to their diet and life cycles.

Black and white butterfly florida. The hindwing is pink with an ragged black border. Please understand that that insects do not adhere to man drawn borders on a map as such they may be found beyond the general reach as showcased on our website. On the outer edges of their wings you can see rows of white and red orange spots. These butterflies are large with a wing span of 3 to 3 5 inches in mature adults.

These spots give the butterfly its name. The butterflies of north america are many and varied and to identify butterflies you will probably need some help. The upper surface of the wings is white with black stripes and the hindwings have very long tails. Florida museum of natural history gainesville fl 32611 352 846 2000 exhibits.

Queen butterfly danaus gilippus the upper side of the queen butterfly is a chestnut brown color forewings have black borders with two rows of white spots with a cluster of white spots at the wing tips. Adult zebra swallowtails have a wingspread of 2 5 to 4 inches. Males photo at lower left have a black spot on the hind wings this cluster of dark scales emit pheromones to help attract females. Bella or rattlebox moths are one of the most colorful moths found in florida.

Zebra swallowtail eurytides marcellus is the only native kite swallowtail in florida. I planted more parsley this year 2016 but haven t gotten any caterpillars even though i have seen at least on butterfly. It is also called the pawpaw butterfly kite swallowtail and ajax. The wings are a striking blue black color.

Space limits the number of butterfly pictures that can be shown. Butterflies and moths of florida showcase listing of butterflies and moths found in the state of florida. By default it often deals with butterfly colors such as white buterflies yellow butterflies and blue butterflies. They were all over my parsley.

Last year 2015 i raised several eastern black swallowtails may to july. 9 central america 278 colorado 118 connecticut 125 delaware 115 district of columbia 1 europe 186 florida 169 georgia 12 hawaii 189 idaho 156 illinois 147 indiana 135 iowa 197 kansas 140 kentucky 12 labrador 145 louisiana. Unlike most moths bella are active during the day. Insects are typically drawn to areas by available food supply weather.