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Tithorea are large butterflies. They often fly in sunny glades where they are easily confused with Heliconius species such as ismenius, numata or hecale. The easiest way to distinguish Tithorea from their mimics is to examine the antennae and legs.
Tithorea antennae are very gradually tapered, cream colored, and drooping. In Pieridae they are parallel along the stalk with a strongly clubbed tip, while in Papilionidae the tip is clubbed and recurved.
Ithomiines, Heliconiines and Nymphalines have only 2 pairs of functioning legs. In the Ithomiines, these are long, giving the impression of a butterfly on stilts. Papilionidae and Pieridae have 3 pairs of functioning legs.
Tithorea harmonia is one of the commonest and most widespread of the toxic "tiger" species found from Mexico to the southern Amazon. There are 26 named subspecies.
Tithorea harmonia, Harmonia Tiger-wing or Harmonia Tiger
Nymphalidae
Odontonema strictum, Acanthaceae
Firespike, Cardinal Guard, Scarlet Flame
Train:
Pendolino ETR 470.07
Operator:
TRAINOSE (Member of FSI)
Train ID:
93502(Thessaloniki-Tithorea)
Location:
Adendro, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Line:
Thessaloniki-Plati(Imathia)
Day:
21-02-2021
Tithorea harmonia est présent au Guatemala, à Panama, au Nicaragua, au Costa Rica, au Salvador, à Trinité-et-Tobago, au Venezuela, en Équateur, en Bolivie, au Pérou, au Brésil, au Surinam, en Guyana et en Guyane.
Tithorea are large butterflies. They often fly in sunny glades where they can easily be confused with Heliconius ismenius, numata or hecale. The easiest way to distinguish Tithorea from their mimics is to examine the antennae and legs.
Tithorea antennae are very gradually tapered, cream in color, and drooping. In Pieridae they are parallel along the stalk, with a strongly clubbed tip. Notice the long tapering golden antennae of this tiger-like Tithoria harmonia.
Also look at their legs. Ithomiines, Heliconiines and Nymphalines (which includes Tithoria harmonia) have only 2 pairs of functioning legs. In the Ithomiines these are long, giving the impression of a butterfly on stilts. Papilionidae and Pieridae have 3 pairs of functioning legs.
Tithorea harmonia is one of the most common and widespread of the toxic "tiger" species, found from Mexico to the southern Amazon. There are 26 named subspecies.
Tithorea harmonia, Harmonia Tiger-wing, Harmonia Tiger
Nymphalidae
Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
"Papillons en fête" (21ème édition), fleuriste jardin Hamel,
L' Ancienne-Lorette (Québec), Québec, Canada.
* Merci pour l'invitation "in Explore" / Thank you for the invitation "in Explore", so appreciated.
Tropische Schmetterlinge im Botanischen Garten München
Der Orange Tiger (Tithorea harmonia) ist ein tropischer Schmetterling (Tagfalter) aus der Familie der Edelfalter (Nymphalidae). Die Falter erreichen eine Flügelspannweite von 70 Millimetern. Sie haben eine orangene Flügelgrundfärbung mit schwarzen Querstreifen. Die Streifen auf den Hinterflügeln bilden eine Schleife. Verwechslungsgefahr besteht mit dem Großen Tiger (Lycorea cleobaea), engl. Large Tiger Monarch oder Tiger Mimic-Queen, der jedoch mit einer Flügelspannweite von 95 bis 108 Millimenter viel größer ist.
Amazing morning at Farchild Garden! The butterlifes were landing on hands and arms! Certain scents and conditions make them land. And how about those blue nails!
The Harmonia Tiger-wing or Harmonia Tiger (Tithorea harmonia) is a species of butterflies belonging to the Nymphalidae family. Tithorea harmonia has a wingspan reaching about 70 m (2.8 in). This toxic "tiger" butterfly has the usual pattern of black wings with bright orange bands. The forewings have a black tip and the antennae are orange. Larvae feed on Prestonia species. Tithorea are large butterflies. They often fly in sunny glades where they can easily be confused with Heliconius species such as ismenius, numata or hecale.
The easiest way to distinguish Tithorea from their mimics is to examine the antennae and legs. Tithorea antennae are very gradually tapered, drooping and cream in color. In Pieridae they are parallel along the stalk, with a strongly clubbed tip, while in Papilionidae the tip is clubbed and recurved. Ithomiines, Heliconiines and Nymphalines have only 2 pairs of functioning legs. In the Ithomiines these are long, giving the impression of a butterfly on stilts. Papilionidae and Pieridae have 3 pairs of functioning legs. Tithorea harmonia is one of the commonest and most widespread of the toxic "tiger" species, found from Mexico to the southern Amazon. There are 26 named subspecies.
Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
The Harmonia Tiger-wing or Harmonia Tiger (Tithorea harmonia) is a species of butterflies belonging to the Nymphalidae family. Tithorea harmonia has a wingspan reaching about 70 m (2.8 in). This toxic "tiger" butterfly has the usual pattern of black wings with bright orange bands. The forewings have a black tip and the antennae are orange. Larvae feed on Prestonia species. Tithorea are large butterflies. They often fly in sunny glades where they can easily be confused with Heliconius species such as ismenius, numata or hecale.
The easiest way to distinguish Tithorea from their mimics is to examine the antennae and legs. Tithorea antennae are very gradually tapered, drooping and cream in color. In Pieridae they are parallel along the stalk, with a strongly clubbed tip, while in Papilionidae the tip is clubbed and recurved. Ithomiines, Heliconiines and Nymphalines have only 2 pairs of functioning legs. In the Ithomiines these are long, giving the impression of a butterfly on stilts. Papilionidae and Pieridae have 3 pairs of functioning legs. Tithorea harmonia is one of the commonest and most widespread of the toxic "tiger" species, found from Mexico to the southern Amazon. There are 26 named subspecies.
Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Bridges of 206 km, Oiti mountain, train 884 Athens-Kalampaka-Meteora, ADtranz 2200XX. Last summer for the old line between Tithorea and Leianokladi, part of Athens-Thessaloniki line. In February of 2018 the double track line through the basis tunnel of Kallidromo mountain (9 km) was opened to traffic.
The Cream-spotted Tigerwing Butterfly, Tithorea tarricina, is native from Mexico through Central America to South America. It has several subspecies. Seen in Edinburgh Butterfly & Insect World.
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Toujours être à la même hauteur, pour le regarder comme il nous voit, posé ainsi sur cette fleur de lumière
Serre aux papillons / Butterfly greenhouse
La Queue lez Yvelines (78-Yvelines)
Tithorea (Amérique latine)
Tithorea are large butterflies. They often fly in sunny glades where they can easily be confused with Heliconius ismenius, numata or hecale. The easiest way to distinguish Tithorea from their mimics is to examine the antennae and legs.
Tithorea antennae are very gradually tapered, cream in color, and drooping. In Pieridae they are parallel along the stalk, with a strongly clubbed tip. Notice the long tapering golden antennae of this tiger-like Tithoria harmonia.
Also look at their legs. Ithomiines, Heliconiines and Nymphalines (which includes Tithoria harmonia) have only 2 pairs of functioning legs. In the Ithomiines these are long, giving the impression of a butterfly on stilts. Papilionidae and Pieridae have 3 pairs of functioning legs.
Tithorea harmonia is one of the most common and widespread of the toxic "tiger" species, found from Mexico to the southern Amazon. There are 26 named subspecies.
Tithorea harmonia, Harmonia Tiger-wing, Harmonia Tiger
Nymphalidae
Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Enkele dagen later bracht de rit van Delphi naar Meteora, twee toeristische hoogtepunten van het Griekse vasteland, ons langs Lamia. In de buurt daarvan ligt Gorgopotamos, een dorpje dat vooral bekend is vanwege een imposant spoorwegviaduct. Hier wou ik zeker eens langs vooraleer het enkelsporige, niet-geëlektrificeerde baanvak Leianokladi - Tithorea verdwijnt ten voordele van een tunnel op een nieuw en uiteraard geëlektrificeerd traject.
Met wat vertraging, hoe kan het ook anders in Griekenland, kwam IC 55 van Thessaloniki naar Athene over dit viaduct gereden.
Vanop een andere plek had je nog een veel leuker zicht op dit viaduct maar op dat moment stond de zon daar nog niet echt goed. Dat was een half uur later wel het geval, toen een goederentrein de berg op bulderde. Toen zaten we echter in een plaatselijke taverna te genieten van het middagmaal. Tja, er rijden hier amper goederentreinen, ik had er echt niet op gerekend, en we hadden allebei al veel te lang in de hitte staan wachten. Maar he: het doel “Gorgopotamos” was geslaagd en ik ben enorm tevreden met deze foto!
Tiger longwings (Heliconius hecale), can be found in Mexico down to further south in the Amazon. They are part of the most important tropical butterfly group for the study of diversity and genetics.
There are around 40 species in the Heliconius group, and they all have long wings with a variety of simple, striking patterns, often with a black background.
tiger-longwing-two-column
Longwings copy the patterns of more poisonous butterflies.
Once placed in their own family, they are now considered closely related to the fritillaries. Larvae of most longwings feed on passion vines, and this host plant imparts noxious chemicals to the larvae which are carried over to the adult butterflies. This relationship is identical to the monarch butterflies' reliance on its host plant, milkweed, for defense. Predators find these chemicals distasteful and avoid eating both the larvae and adult butterflies.
Brushfoots or brush-footed butterflies encompass approximately 3,000 species worldwide, of which 160 or so live in or visit North America. This is a very diverse family of butterflies, and they occur everywhere except the polar ice caps. Their unifying characteristic is the reduced forelegs of both males and females. These vestigial forelegs are nearly useless for walking and give rise to the family's common name.
Each wing pattern has been tweaked by evolution to help the creature survive. Many of the longwings copy the patterns of related butterflies.
All the species thrive in the same range of environments and geographical areas. And the tiger longwings protect themselves from predators by mimicking the patterns of other, poisonous species very closely.
This mimicry changes depending on geographical area, but the tiger longwings are known to copy the ithomiine butterfly (Tithorea tarricina). Another black and orange species, it carries alkaloids in its body that make it distasteful to predators.
Birds end up avoiding both species because they are unable to spot the differences between them.
For more information, please visit www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/spotlight-tiger-longwing.html
A cream-spotted Tigerwing (Tithorea tarricina) enjoying the lovely tiny flowers...
Have a wonderful Sunday, dear friends...
A truly spring day,ideal for a short flight...
Having left behind Tithorea Railway Station,Intercity train 53 descends towards its final destination,the city of Athens.
Train:IC 53 Thessaloniki-Athens
Operator:Hellenic Train
Locomotive:ETR 470 Pendolino
Manufacturer:Fiat Ferroviaria,Schindler, Vevey Technologies.
A rare MX627 doubleheader was needed on January 4, 1998 as train 501 to Athens had an additional three coaches. A-466 was the "Thunderbird" at Lianokladi and was used as a point helper with A-465. I suppose it was dropped at Tithorea as it returned light to assist train 507 later that day.
It was a fine, balmy day to spend around the Papadia bridge with the small Elefterochori station nestled behind the trees at the north end of the impressive steel truss bridge.
This was the first trip to use my new DAT recording gear on the train action so the recorder documented the passage of train 501 in the Greek mountains. Two herds of goat and sheep were brought across the valley by two Albanian shepherds. One shepherd is standing on the bridge and is shouting to down his pal and directing his herd from his lofty stand.
I made hours of digital sound recordings but not one surpassed this scene. It's the essence of the Greek mainline through the mountains.
Nach Eröffnung des Neubaustreckenabschnitts Tithorea - Lianokladi befährt nach Bürgerprotesten seit dem Sommer 2018 doch wieder ein Regionalzugpaar pro Tag in Tagesrandlagen den alten Streckenabschnitt und damit auch die berühmte Gorgopotamos-Brücke. An Freitagen und Sonntagen ist es sogar noch ein Zugpaar mehr, welches die Strecke dann auch bei Tageslicht passiert. Am 16.09.2018 rollt der aus drei Triebwagen der TRAINOSE Reihe 560 gebildete Zug 3520 Athen - Lianokladi vor der Kulisse der markanten Brücke und der Stadt Lamia seinem Zielort entgegen.
After opening the part Tithorea - Lianokladi of Highspeedline Athen - Thessaloniki and several months without regular passenger traffic on the old line TRAINOSE reinstall one daily pair of regional passenger service after protests from local residents. On Friday and Sunday there will be an additional service by daylight like train 3520 Athen - Lianokladi hauled as there TRAINOSE DMU class 560 seen on famous Gorgopotamos bridge with city of Lamia in the background at September 16th 2018.
Location:
Tithorea - Fthiotida - Hellas
Line:
Thessaloniki - Athens
Train ID:
1520 Lianokladi - Athens
Locomotive:
GTW 560 114/214 216/116 & 207/107
Date:
22/6/2019
Butterfly Pavilion, Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County, California
(Natural range: Honduras to Panama)