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Apatelodes torrefacta, the spotted apatelodes, is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. [1] The species was first described by Smith in 1797. It is found in North America from Maine and southern Ontario to Florida, west to Texas, and north to Wisconsin. [2] The wingspan is 32–42 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. There are two ...
Apatelodes is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae first described by Packard in 1864. [1] [2] Species. Apatelodes adrastia Druce, 1887;
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]
Apatelodes pudefacta, the pudefacted apatelodes moth, is a moth in the family Apatelodidae first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found in the US state of Arizona and Mexico. [2] The length of the forewings is 17–18 mm. The larvae feed on Baccharis bigelovii. Pupation takes place in a cell in the soil. [3]
Many species are brightly coloured and include popular species such as the emperors, monarch butterfly, admirals, tortoiseshells, and fritillaries. However, the under wings are, in contrast, often dull and in some species look remarkably like dead leaves, or are much paler, producing a cryptic effect that helps the butterflies blend into their ...
Apatelodes albipunctata is a moth in the family Apatelodidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1898. It is found in Mexico ( Veracruz ), [ 1 ] Costa Rica , Nicaragua and Guatemala . [ 2 ]
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.
The common leopard is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of 50–55 mm with a tawny colour and marked with black spots. The underside of the butterfly is more glossy than the upper and both the male and female are similar looking. A more prominent purple gloss on the underside is found in the dry-season form of this butterfly. [5]