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Heliconius charithonia, the zebra longwing or zebra heliconian, is a species of butterfly belonging to the subfamily Heliconiinae of the family Nymphalidae. [2] [3] It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae. The boldly striped black and white wing pattern is aposematic, warning off predators
Appias drusilla, the Florida white or tropical white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in tropical America from Brazil north to southern peninsular Florida and the Florida Keys and Antilles. It frequently visits coastal Texas and is a rare stray to Nebraska and Colorado. The habitat consists of tropical lowland evergreen or ...
A red stripe runs along the middle of the ventral hindwing. P. marcellus has two seasonal forms, one occurring in the spring and the other in the summer. Spring forms are smaller, more white, and have short, black tails with white tips. Summer forms are larger, have broader black stripes, and longer, black tails with white edges. [2] [5]
The American alligator is the state reptile of Florida. This is a list of reptiles which are found in the U.S. state of Florida. This list includes both native and introduced species. Introduced species are put on this list only if they have an established population (large breeding population, numerous specimens caught, invasive, etc.).
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 ...
Cruiser butterfly Vindula arsinoe of the Vagrantini Leopard lacewing (Cethosia cyane) belongs to the puzzling genus Cethosia. Vagrantini Pinratana & Eliot, 1996. Lachnoptera Doubleday, 1847; Phalanta Horsfield, 1829; Smerina Hewitson, 1874; Vindula Hemming, 1934 – cruisers; Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1847; Algiachroa Parsons, 1989; Algia Herrich ...
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 .
Chioides albofasciatus, commonly known as the white-striped longtail, is a species of dicot skipper in the family of butterflies known as Hesperiidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Chioides albofasciatus is found in Central America and North America.