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Butterfly Details
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Orange Julia |
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Scientific Name: | Dryas julia |
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Common Name: | Orange Julia |
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Native Location: | Southern USA South to Peru |
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Description: | An eye catching butterfly, orange julias spend the day flying from flower to flower and resting in between. They, like many Heliconids, are able to eat pollen as well as nectar increasing thier life spans. |
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Host Plant: | Passaflora, Passion vines |
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Butterfly of Month on: | February 2010 |
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All Photos by Mark Deering, Curator of Butterflies ©2005
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