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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.
The rubidus is a hybrid species of butterfly found in the eastern regions of North America. [1] The rubidus is the offspring of a Viceroy and a white admiral or a red spotted purple, [2] with hybridisation being more common in the latter as the viceroy and red spotted butterfly inhabit more common land.
In cold climates, the lime butterfly is known to pass the winter as pupae. [12] Typically, the butterfly undergoes five instars as a caterpillar. [12] The female butterfly goes from plant to plant, laying a single egg at a time on top of a leaf, which it holds onto with its legs, and flies off as soon as the egg is laid.
Citrus swallowtail (Papilio demodocus), South Africa Lime butterfly (Papilio demoleus), India. Papilio demodocus Esper, 1799 – citrus swallowtail, citrus butterfly, orange dog, or Christmas butterfly; Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 – (common) lime swallowtail or lime butterfly; Papilio erithonioides Grose-Smith, 1891; Papilio grosesmithi ...
C. densiflora, commonly referred to as purple owl's clover is the second of two secondary larval host plants of the butterfly. Similar to C. exersta, it often remains green later into the spring than the butterfly's primary host plant. The plant is generally between 4 and 12 inches (100 and 300 mm) in height and grows in small colonies.
Graphium weiskei, the purple spotted swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the swallowtail family; Papilionidae. It is found only in the highlands of New Guinea . These swallowtails live in elevations of 4,500 to 8,000 feet (1,400 to 2,400 m).
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