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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Brushfooted Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Heliconians and Fritillaries (Heliconiinae) » Dryadula » Banded Orange (Dryadula phaetusa)
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Orange Butterfly - Dryadula phaetusa
Copyright © 2007 dcg

Orange Butterfly - Dryadula phaetusa
July 23, 2007
This butterfly was at the "Butterfly Rainforest" in Gainesville, FL on the University of Florida Campus.

I do not know if this species is native to North America or not.
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Contributed by dcg on 10 August, 2007 - 1:00am
Last updated 11 July, 2008 - 3:43pm

lovely shot
Denise, what a strikingly good shot. 8:)
… Nina, 10 August, 2007 - 1:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank You.
Thank You.
… dcg, 19 June, 2009 - 12:07am login or register to post comments

Edit
I changed the state to Unknown and added Florida to the location so it wouldn't get picked up by the automated mapping.
… Chuck Entz, 10 August, 2007 - 10:21am login or register to post comments

Yes
This is a Banded Orange Helicon, or Dryadula phaetusa. It is found from Brazil to central Mexico, but sometimes makes it up as far as Texas and Kansas, and the southern tip of Florida. That's according to information found on the Butterflies and Moths of North America website.
… Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, 10 August, 2007 - 3:17am login or register to post comments

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