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Eumaeus atala, also known as the Atala butterfly or coontie hairstreak, is a small colorful butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southeastern Florida (including the Florida Keys) in the United States, Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands in the West Indies. Its coloration and habits are unique among butterflies within its range.
The boldly striped black and white wing pattern is aposematic, warning off predators. It is the state butterfly of Florida. The species is distributed across South and Central America and as far north as southern Texas and peninsular Florida; there are migrations north into other American states in the warmer months. [4]
The Miami blue has had several synonyms. It was first identified in 1886 as a Florida population (south from the Indian River) of the Cuban butterfly Lycaemon ammon.In 1915 G. T. Bethune-Baker observed that the Florida population of the butterfly then known as Hemiargus ammon was distinct from the Cuban population.
Papilio polyxenes, the (eastern) black swallowtail, American swallowtail or parsnip swallowtail, [4] is a butterfly found throughout much of North America. An extremely similar-appearing species, Papilio joanae , occurs in the Ozark Mountains region, but it appears to be closely related to Papilio machaon , rather than P. polyxenes .
Black drum: Pogonias cromis: Black durgon: Melichthys niger: Black grouper: Mycteroperca bonaci: Black hamlet: Hypoplectrus nigricans: Black jack: Caranx lugubris: Black margate: Anisotremus surinamensis: Black marlin: Istiompax indica: Very rare Black seabass: Centropristis striata: Black sharkminnow: Labeo chrysophekadion (Hammocks Lake ...
Dryas iulia (often incorrectly spelled julia), [3] commonly called the Julia butterfly, Julia heliconian, the flame, or flambeau, is a species of brush-footed (or nymphalid) butterfly. The sole representative of its genus Dryas , [ 4 ] it is native from Brazil to southern Texas and Florida , and in summer can sometimes be found as far north as ...
Battus philenor, the pipevine swallowtail or blue swallowtail, [3] [4] is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America. This butterfly is black with iridescent-blue hindwings. They are found in many different habitats, but are most commonly found in forests. [5]
Ephyriades brunnea, the Florida duskywing skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.It was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1865. The larvae feed on Barbados cherry (Malpighia emarginata), [1] while wild coffee (Psychotria ligustrifolia) has been noted as an important adult nectar source, [2] along with Bidens alba, Croton granduosus, and Lantana involucrata.