Adelpha eulalia

Share the gems of your insect collection with the InsectNet community
Post Reply
User avatar
daveuk
Premium Member - 2024
Premium Member - 2024
Reactions:
Posts: 887
Joined: Mon May 23, 2022 8:08 pm
Wales

Adelpha eulalia

Post by daveuk »

The pictured specimens all come from Arizona
Attachments
Screenshot_20221220-191448_Gallery.jpg
Screenshot_20221220-191448_Gallery.jpg (526.05 KiB) Viewed 321 times
Screenshot_20221220-191501_Gallery.jpg
Screenshot_20221220-191501_Gallery.jpg (266.41 KiB) Viewed 321 times
Screenshot_20221220-191521_Gallery.jpg
Screenshot_20221220-191521_Gallery.jpg (305.97 KiB) Viewed 321 times
User avatar
livingplanet3
Premium Member - 2024
Premium Member - 2024
Reactions:
Posts: 584
Joined: Tue May 24, 2022 4:55 pm
United States of America

Re: Adelpha eulalia

Post by livingplanet3 »

I caught a fine specimen of this species in August 2015 in Madera Canyon, AZ. It was the first example I'd ever seen of this butterfly, apart from in books. The larvae feed on various species of oaks -

Image
https://www.wildutah.us/html/butterflie ... e_pg2.html
User avatar
daveuk
Premium Member - 2024
Premium Member - 2024
Reactions:
Posts: 887
Joined: Mon May 23, 2022 8:08 pm
Wales

Re: Adelpha eulalia

Post by daveuk »

livingplanet3 wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 8:14 pm I caught a fine specimen of this species in August 2015 in Madera Canyon, AZ. It was the first example I'd ever seen of this butterfly, apart from in books. The larvae feed on various species of oaks -
Lovely photo of the caterpillar. I saw California sisters (A califonica) in & around Yosemite National Park on my first visit to the U.S.A. back in 1987. Was stuck by their great beauty & unbelievably graceful flight. This specimen dates from 2002 & was bred in Pomona CA
Attachments
Screenshot_20221220-210816_Photos.jpg
Screenshot_20221220-210816_Photos.jpg (229.64 KiB) Viewed 307 times
Post Reply

Create an account or sign in to join the discussion

You need to be a member in order to post a reply

Create an account

Not a member? register to join our community
Members can start their own topics & subscribe to topics
It’s free and only takes a minute

Register

Sign in