Buttterflies taste with their feet and drink nectar with their proboscis, a straw-like tongue. This is a Julia (Dryas iulia). It is native from Brazil to southern Texas and Florida. In summer, it can be found straying north into the central US. This butterfly feeds on the nectar of flowers such as lantana. Its caterpillars feed on the leaves of passion vines. It belongs to the family brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae). This photo was taken in April at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Here is my post butterflies ( number one).
photo by me ©2009
That butterfly is so beautiful, I have never seen one like that before. Wow.
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Yes, the photograph is awesome, are you the photographer?
ReplyDeleteI love butterflies, and planted almost my entire backyard just for them. Then I was injured and had to give it up... :o(
Yep, I'm the photographer! (Taking photos is a family trait.)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo! The colors in this are gorgeous.
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So delicate and so beautiful! Wonderful photo!
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ReplyDeleteThat's pretty wild. Thanks for reminding me to look for some lantana for my window boxes. I love it! {:-D
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome photo! The colors are just amazing!
ReplyDeleteawesome picture, what a beautiful color it is! :D
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Photography, it has made me want to visit my area botanical gardens!
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