Similar Species - _TNY_3044
Butterfly species really are quite fond of imitating each other.
Here I saw a bright orange and somewhat smaller butterfly with elongated wings so I immediately thought about the Julia longwing (Dryas iulia) which I have shot here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52764936983/
This however, isn't that species. Instead it is a Juno silverspot (Dione juno), also known as the juno longwing or juno heliconian.
The silverspot part of the name makes sense though - it's just that the silver spots are on the underside of the wings.
Similar Species - _TNY_3044
Butterfly species really are quite fond of imitating each other.
Here I saw a bright orange and somewhat smaller butterfly with elongated wings so I immediately thought about the Julia longwing (Dryas iulia) which I have shot here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52764936983/
This however, isn't that species. Instead it is a Juno silverspot (Dione juno), also known as the juno longwing or juno heliconian.
The silverspot part of the name makes sense though - it's just that the silver spots are on the underside of the wings.