I suspect that they retain a dye added to the larval foodplant. Presumably these have never been seen in wild specimens.
Adam.
by adamcotton » Sat May 11, 2024 4:46 pm
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by adamcotton » Sat May 11, 2024 12:52 pm
They are in different subfamilies - Aphrissa statira belongs to subfamily Coliadinae, whereas Pieris rapae of course belongs in Pierinae, so they are not very closely related.58chevy wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 7:06 pm I can't help but notice the morphological similarity between the Cabbage White and Aphrissa statira, which is a member of the Sulphur family and has a more southerly range in the USA (native to S. Texas & S. Florida). Does anybody know how closely (or distantly) the 2 species are related?
by Annarobertson1947 » Sat May 11, 2024 5:39 am
An update to this post, in Australia its common on nasturtium, they lay on this as a preference in my garden in southern Australiaadamcotton wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 8:04 amWhen I was a boy in the UK I only ever found P. brassicae on Nasturtium. Maybe P. rapae only occasionally feeds on that plant, or I missed its less obvious larvae.
Adam.
by eurytides » Fri May 10, 2024 11:46 pm
by Nymphalis antiopa » Fri May 10, 2024 7:06 pm
Same here in Wisconsin. All those species are typically very battered in April and May here.livingplanet3 wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 6:57 pm The atalanta I'm seeing here in TX are nearly all in fine condition - no flight wear at all; definitely from recent, local emergence. Same with the V. cardui, V. virginiensis and P. interrogationis.
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by butterflygirl » Fri May 10, 2024 3:29 pm
Thank you! I'm pretty sure he's legit now.Borearctia wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 3:14 am The owner of "WormyCuriosities" is Roger An.
You could contact him via Etsy and ask if the email to you is from him.
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by Annarobertson1947 » Fri May 10, 2024 3:33 am
I am referring to the butterflies intelligence in working out the trap ,Annarobertson1947 wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 7:42 am Thanks John, thats extremely interesting, a show of real intelligence.
Have always wondered about Aedon.
Your insight is greatly appreciated
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