Florida Butterfly Photos - Moths
by Will Cook
Here's a selection of Lepidoptera images from a trip to south Florida, June 22-29, 2010. All photos were taken using a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50, most with the addition of a Sony VCL-M3358 close-up lens.
Papilionidae and Pieridae | Lycaenidae | Nymphalidae | Hesperiidae | Moths
Moths
| Bella Moth (Utetheisa ornatrix bella) |
| Faithful Beauty Moth (Composia fidelissima) Found in extreme south Florida as well as the West Indies, the Faithful Beauty is a spectacular black day-flying moth with a stunning red, white, and blue pattern. It looks a lot like a butterfly, but the feathery, knob-less antennae give it away as a moth. |
| Faithful Beauty Moth (Composia fidelissima) The caterpillars are quite striking, too ‐ red with dark blue spots along the sides. The food plants are various species in the dogbane family, the Apocynaceae. |
Papilionidae and Pieridae | Lycaenidae | Nymphalidae | Hesperiidae | Moths
Comments? Questions? E-mail me at cwcook@duke.edu