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Females lay 2 to 4 white, blunt oval-shaped eggs, measuring 27 to 34 mm (1.1 to 1.3 in). The average incubation period is 24 days. The chicks fledge at about 7 weeks of age, and are dependent on their parents until 3 to 4 months of age.
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.
Rotheca myricoides or Butterfly Clerodendrum, Butterfly Bush, and (butterfly bush – also a name for Buddleja species) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. [3] [4] It is native to tropical eastern Africa and widely cultivated elsewhere. [3] In cultivation, it is frequently known by one of its synonyms, such as Clerodendrum ...
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
Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863) – large violet tip, regal purple tip, or queen purple tip; Colotis rogersi (Dixey, 1915) – Rogers' orange tip; Colotis ungemachi (Le Cerf, 1922) Colotis venosa (Staudinger, 1885) – no patch white; Colotis vesta (Reiche, 1849) – veined orange, veined tip, or veined golden Arab; Colotis vestalis (Butler, 1876 ...
Lycaena helle, the violet copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from the Pyrenees to northern Norway and from Belgium east across the Palearctic to Central Asia, Siberia and Amur.The wingspan is 24–26 mm. The butterfly flies from May to July depending on the location.
The visible color of the flower impacts the UV color. [9] Yellow flowers having the greatest measure of reflectance. [5] It is more typical to observe UV coloration in purple, red and yellow flowers while white and green ones are less likely. [2] Generally flowers that are white or green tend to be wind pollinated; where being a bright color ...
Adults mate and lay eggs in the spring on or in the near vicinity of violets. A common violet selected for oviposition is the marsh violet. Adult Boloria selene have been observed to fly in a brood once a year sometime in the summer. [9] Adult small pearl-bordered fritillaries feed on the following plants: Bramble; Thistle; Bugle (Ajuga reptans)