Black And White Butterfly Florida

I planted more parsley this year 2016 but haven t gotten any caterpillars even though i have seen at least on butterfly.

Black and white butterfly florida. Butterflies and moths of florida showcase listing of butterflies and moths found in the state of florida. The bella moths wing pattern is extremely variable it is however the only moth in florida that has a pink and yellow forewing with rows of black spots ringed in white. It is also called the pawpaw butterfly kite swallowtail and ajax. Bella or rattlebox moths are one of the most colorful moths found in florida.

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. This introduction to florida butterflies presents a list of the species divided into families. These spots give the butterfly its name. Last year 2015 i raised several eastern black swallowtails may to july.

They were all over my parsley. 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. Insects are typically drawn to areas by available food supply weather. The wings are a striking blue black color.

Males photo at lower left have a black spot on the hind wings this cluster of dark scales emit pheromones to help attract females. 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. Zebra swallowtail eurytides marcellus is the only native kite swallowtail in florida. Unlike most moths bella are active during the day.

Space limits the number of butterfly pictures that can be shown. Florida museum of natural history gainesville fl 32611 352 846 2000 exhibits. 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. These butterflies are large with a wing span of 3 to 3 5 inches in mature adults.

The upper surface of the wings is white with black stripes and the hindwings have very long tails. On the outer edges of their wings you can see rows of white and red orange spots. The preferred host plants for these butterflies are black cherry and deerberry. By default it often deals with butterfly colors such as white buterflies yellow butterflies and blue butterflies.