Florida Black And White Striped Butterfly

Wing span was probably 3 4.

Florida black and white striped butterfly. It feeds on dill parsley and carrot plants where gardeners often find the green and black caterpillars. I was thinking it was a swallowtail but can t find any that have the pink. The common name of the heliconius charithonia is zebra longwing butterfly due to its black and white striped wing patterns. 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.

Zebra swallowtail butterfly eurytides marcellus the zebra swallowtail has a wingspan of 2 1 2 4 inches and is florida s only native kite swallowtail. Space limits the number of butterfly pictures that can be shown. I would like the name of a butterfly i sean today. Florida museum of natural history gainesville fl 32611 352 846 2000 exhibits.

Pink striped oak worm moth anisota virginiensis this moth has several broods year round in florida and the caterpillar occurs in numbers large enough to defoliate the oak trees they infest. I thought it was black maybe dark blue it was small one wing and had pretty yellow spots on it. Trying to identify a butterfly my son and i see all the time in our backyard. The black swallowtail is a common garden butterfly that is also known for its caterpillar.

Butterflies and moths of florida showcase listing of butterflies and moths found in the state of florida. Add to likebox 78801243 dove nesting in a garden orchid pot. Beautiful as a monet with the pink blue white and black. Females moths are larger than the males wingspan is from 1 5 8 to 2 5 8 inches.

It has a very large wingspan at least 6 is a vibrant yellow outlined in black with the black coming down almost into vertical stripes. The pinkstriped oak worm larvae are greenish brown with four pink stripes. Wings are white striped with black hind wings have long tails. This introduction to florida butterflies presents a list of the species divided into families.

These beautiful butterflies from the family nymphalidae are generally found in texas florida and south and central america. 82675872 vertical photo of single black butterfly with white stripes on. The ends of the wings have what is similar to a reversed scalloped effect. The immature caterpillars are small and black with a white saddle marking.