Clipper Butterfly
by Linda Howes
Title
Clipper Butterfly
Artist
Linda Howes
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
It took me a lot of searching to find out what kind of Butterfly this is! The name a lot of them on the website, but not this one! They live in Australia and Asia. This was taken at The Butterfly Place in Westford, MA
The adults prefer open country sides but they can often be found flying through the tropical forest especially along the rivers and streams.
Fun Facts
The Clipper butterfly can be found in a variety of different colors such as blue, green, brown and gold. Each of these different color forms is considered to be a subspecie of Parthenos sylvia. The current understanding is a single population was separated by the formation of mountains and islands, which allowed the different colors to evolve in a particular area.
Adult Clippers are fairly strong flyers so it is possible for them to cover a fair amount of ground each day. After mating the females lay their eggs on the host plant. The colorful larva feeds on the host plant until it forms its chrysalis.
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April 7th, 2020
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Comments (161)
Rory Cubel
A most beautiful butterfly and portrait, Linda! I hope our Zoo brings back the Butterfly room. Congrats! F/L
Nick Boren
I love all of your butterfly images Linda. You capture them masterfully. This one is especially beautiful and wonderful! :-)
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