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Native to the Neotropics (Central and South America), this butterfly is a resident of Butterfly Wonderland in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Mariposa del Yagrumo / Orion Cecropian butterfly / Stinky Leafwing (Historis Odius Dious)
En la República Dominicana, la mariposa Historis odius (conocida comúnmente como Orión o Mariposa de la Yagruma) es una especie de gran tamaño y comportamiento distintivo.
Descripción Física
* Envergadura: Mide aproximadamente entre 6 y 8 centímetros.
* Cara superior: Presenta un color de fondo café oscuro o negro, atravesado por una banda ancha de color naranja brillante que cruza tanto las alas anteriores como las posteriores.
* Cara inferior: Tiene tonos marrones y grisáceos que imitan una hoja seca, lo que le permite camuflarse perfectamente cuando cierra las alas sobre los troncos de los árboles.
Comportamiento y Hábitat
* Alimentación: No suele visitar flores para buscar néctar. Se alimenta principalmente de frutas en descomposición (como mangos y guineos), savia de árboles y ocasionalmente de sales minerales en suelos húmedos.
* Hábitat: Es común en bosques tropicales, zonas agrícolas y jardines urbanos. Se le ve frecuentemente posada en los troncos con la cabeza hacia abajo.
* Planta Hospedera: Sus orugas se alimentan exclusivamente de las hojas del árbol de Yagruma (Cecropia peltata), donde suelen construir refugios doblando los bordes de las hojas.
En la isla de Santo Domingo, la subespecie específica se clasifica como Historis odius odius.
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In the Dominican Republic, Historis odius (commonly known as the Orion Cecropian or Stinky Leafwing) is a large, tropical butterfly characterized by its striking orange and black coloration.
Physical Description
* Wingspan: Typically ranges between 2.5 to 3 inches (6–8 cm).
* Upperside: Mostly dark black or blackish-brown with a prominent, bright orange belt or band across both the forewings and hindwings. The hindwings often feature a row of yellow spots along the outer edge.
* Underside: Lighter in color with more brown tones, designed to mimic a dead leaf for camouflage when the wings are closed.
Behavior and Habitat
* Diet: Unlike most butterflies, it is a frugivore and is not attracted to flower nectar. Instead, it feeds on the juices of rotting fruit (such as guava and bananas) and occasionally visits dung or minerals.
* Defense: It is nicknamed the "Stinky Leafwing" because its larvae can expel a repellent chemical with a strong odor to deter predators.
* Habitat: It is found in a variety of forested habitats, gardens, and parks. It often perches high on tree trunks with its head facing downward to monitor its surroundings.
* Host Plants: The caterpillars primarily feed on the leaves of the Cecropia tree (Cecropia peltata).
In the Greater Antilles (including the Dominican Republic), the subspecies is specifically identified as Historis odius odius.
Historis odius dious (Lamas, 1995)
Nymphalidae: Biblidinae: Coeini
Historis odius dious (Lamas, 1995)
Orden: Lepidoptera
Suborden: Rhapalocera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea
Familia: Nymphalidae
Tribu: Coeini
Género Historis
Especie: odius
Subespecie: dious
Great camouflage and very uncommon. It mimics a dead leaf on a plant to hide from predators. Its range is from Central, Latin, and the northern part of South America (Mexico to the Amazon basin).
There are a number of collective nouns for butterflies, such as a kaleidoscope, flutter, flight, swarm and rabble of butterflies. Present in this photo, feeding on bananas, are: Common Mime [left, black with white spots], Question Mark [l. &r. ends, brown, ragged wing edges], Blue Morphos [two largest, wings edgewise], Malachite [green & black], Grecian Shoemaker [black w/ orange spots], Leafwing [brown, back r.] and Mosaic [white & black]. I claim no expertise in butterflies, identification is based on the University of Florida Natural History Museum website www.flmnh.ufl.edu/exhibits/always-on-display/butterfly-ra... ,the best identification guide I found so far. This photo and some subsequent ones were taken at the rainforest butterfly house at the University of Florida. The Museum serves as a major center for butterfly research. It is posited that butterflies are significant as a precursor group, responding to environmental changes prior to responses from other types of critters.
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Mariposa hoja seca - Leafwing Butterfly (Memphis pseudiphis) (♂)
La Minga Ecolodge, La Cumbre, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Aka Odious Leafwing. The name is a reference to the fact that they enjoys feeding on rotten fruit.
Topes de Collantes, Sierra del Escambray, Trinidad-Sancti Spiritus, Cuba.
I put up my butterfly feeder to keep bees away from the hummingbird feeders. Not sure why I didn’t do it sooner. Some unusual butterflies showed up.
Click the image to see this up close. Amazing!
This Anaea erypyle's orange strawlike proboscis is inserted in the banana. I love the red orange antenna clubs and orange patches on the underwings. Memphis (now called Anaea) eurypyle or Pointed Leafwing; one of the Neotropical leaf-wing butterflies.
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Interesting... Eurypyle was a queen of the Amazons who was reported to have led an expedition against Ninun and Bablyon around 1760 BC.
Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Anaea eurypyle or Memphis eurypyle, Pointed Leafwing
Lochiel, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA.
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Tiger Leafwing (Consul fabius). Dorsal view. Compare to ventral view in adjacent photo. This butterfly landed on a friend's camera, it was not placed there for effect. Taken at the Butterfly Rainforest, Florida Museum of Natural History.
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Carnival Nationz leaves the feathers for the ankles! Amazing costume launch on Saturday night / Sunday morning. One designer, following the section's nature theme, replaced the standard feathered angel wings with stylized plant leaves (or maybe petals?)! Nice idea, hope the concept blossoms! Toronto. Carnival parade costumes
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In this photo you can see two Kallima paralekta, one shows its beautiful upper surface (the individual in the front), while the other shows its distinctive 'dead leaf'' appearance (the individual at the back). In between them is a citrus swallowtail.
Location: Vlindorado, Netherlands.
Silver-studded Leafwing Butterfly at Stratford Butterfly Farm
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This butterfly looks very much like a dry leaf when it is resting. The dorsal wings are colored brown and orange (see below).
Esta mariposa se camufla de hoja seca. Sus alas dorsales son de color pardo y anaranjado (ver debajo).
PD: de acuerdo con Cristobal Rios, la clasificación completa es:
Historis odius dious Lamas, 1995 (Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae)
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Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria).
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge.
Grayson County, Texas. 28 October 2018.
Nikon D500. Nikkor AF-S 300mm f4E ED PF VR + TC-14e III teleconverter.
(420mm) f/8 @ 1/640 sec. ISO 1250.
Sippin' on a dung heap.
This is a lifer photo of the top of a Goatweed Leafwing. I have zillions of side (ventral view) photos, but had never been lucky enough to get a dorsal view photo. Now I need the deep, rich, red velvety top of a male...next time. I do like the markings on the female. The male is much darker with fewer markings.