Lycorea halia: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Lycorea
- Species
- Lycorea halia
- Scientific Name
- Lycorea halia
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Lycorea halia
Lycorea halia, the tropical milkweed butterfly (also known as tiger-mimic queen), 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 Jacaratia.
...Lycorea halia in languages:
- English
- Tropical milkweed butterfly
- English
- Tiger Mimic-Queen
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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