Lycorea halia
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The Tropical Milkweed Butterfly (Lycorea halia) is a species of nymphalid
butterfly
in the Danainae subfamily. It is found from Peru
to the Caribbean
and Mexico
. Strays can be found as far north as Texas
. The habitat
consists of rainforest.
The wingspan is about 95-108 mm. Adults feed on bird droppings.
The larvae feed on Carica papaya, Ficus carica, Asclepias curassavica
and Jacartia.
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the Danainae subfamily. It is found from Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
to the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. Strays can be found as far north as Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. The habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
consists of rainforest.
The wingspan is about 95-108 mm. Adults feed on bird droppings.
The larvae feed on Carica papaya, Ficus carica, Asclepias curassavica
Asclepias curassavica
Asclepias curassavica, commonly called Mexican Butterfly Weed, Blood-flower, Scarlet Milkweed or, Tropical Milkweed, is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is native to the American tropics....
and Jacartia.
Subspecies
- Lycorea halia halia (Surinam)
- Lycorea halia cleobaea (Godart, 1819) (Antilles, Dominican Republic)
- Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, [1847] (Mexico to Venezuela, Colombia)
- Lycorea halia pales C. & R. Felder, 1862 (Peru, Brazil (Acre))
- Lycorea halia demeter C. & R. Felder, 1865 (Cuba)
- Lycorea halia cinnamomea Weymer, 1883 (Brazil (Amazonas))
- Lycorea halia discreta Haensch, 1909 (Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia))
- Lycorea halia fasciata Haensch, 1909 (Ecuador)
- Lycorea halia transiens Riley, 1919 (Brazil (Amazonas))