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Limenitis arthemis, the red-spotted purple or white admiral, is a North American butterfly species in the cosmopolitan genus Limenitis.It has been studied for its evolution of mimicry, and for the several stable hybrid wing patterns within this nominal species; it is one of the most dramatic examples of hybridization between non-mimetic and mimetic populations.
Ageratina altissima, also known as white snakeroot, [3] richweed, [3] or white sanicle, [4] is a poisonous perennial herb in the family Asteraceae, native to eastern and central North America. An older binomial name for this species is Eupatorium rugosum , but the genus Eupatorium has undergone taxonomic revision by botanists , and some species ...
Media in category "Images of butterflies and moths" This category contains only the following file. Plate II Kallima butterfly from Animal Coloration by Frank Evers Beddard 1892.jpg 1,695 × 2,722; 1.77 MB
Here we explain the meaning behind butterfly colors. Different cultures believe that the color of a butterfly can symbolize everything from creativity to evil. Here we explain the meaning behind ...
The red middorsal stripe bears white (sometimes black) oval-shaped spots, one per segment. [ 12 ] [ page needed ] It has six rows of black spines and has a pair of long, clubbed spines on the head. [ 13 ] [ page needed ] [ 11 ] The chrysalis is mainly shiny white, with small black spots, a variable amount of brown markings, and orange and gold ...
The scales on butterfly wings are pigmented with melanins that can produce the colours black and brown. The white colour in the butterfly family Pieridae is a derivative of uric acid, an excretory product. [13] [40]: 84 Bright blues, greens, reds, and iridescence are usually created not by pigments but through the microstructure of the scales.
Joe-Pye weed, boneset, white snakeroot [4] Eutrochium spp., Eupatorium spp., Eupatorium purpureum; Eupatorium perfoliatum; Eupatorium ageratoides: Perennial 8 9 no feral minor C, F Buckwheat [4] Fagopyrum esculentum: Annual 7 8 can be, dark honey with distinct flavor, granulates quickly rarely cultivated now minor F Blue vine [citation needed]
Pieris rapae is a small- to medium-sized butterfly species of the whites-and-yellows family Pieridae.It is known in Europe as the small white, in North America as the cabbage white or cabbage butterfly, [note 1] on several continents as the small cabbage white, and in New Zealand as the white butterfly. [2]