Two Exotics. Dryas iulia, Orange Longwing, on Flower Paint, Xochipalli or Cosmos sulphureus, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Here are two specimens not at all endemic to The Netherlands or even to Europe. The wonderfully orange-yellow flower has been named Cosmos sulphureus in scientific Latin for the Xôchipalli in the Náhuatl of Mexico. It's used in various dyes. Our insect is an Orange Longwing, escaped from the Butterfly House of the Hortus into the warmth of the Duch late Summer. It, too, hails from the tropical Americas and feels quite at home on our Exotic Flower.
Two Exotics. Dryas iulia, Orange Longwing, on Flower Paint, Xochipalli or Cosmos sulphureus, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Here are two specimens not at all endemic to The Netherlands or even to Europe. The wonderfully orange-yellow flower has been named Cosmos sulphureus in scientific Latin for the Xôchipalli in the Náhuatl of Mexico. It's used in various dyes. Our insect is an Orange Longwing, escaped from the Butterfly House of the Hortus into the warmth of the Duch late Summer. It, too, hails from the tropical Americas and feels quite at home on our Exotic Flower.