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Gulf Fritillary or Passion Butterfly

Model
Image
Description
Upperside bright orange with black markings; 3 black-encircled white dots on forewing leading edge. Underside brown; forewing with orange at base; both wings with elongated, iridescent silver spots.
Member of
Lyman Redding Collection

White Peacock Butterfly

Model
Image
Description
Upperside is white with light brown markings and a double row of light crescents at the margins. Forewing has one round, black spot; hindwing has two. Dry season (winter) form is larger and paler; wet season (summer form) is smaller and darker.
Member of
Lyman Redding Collection

Orange Sulphur Butterfly

Model
Image
Description
Orange sulphur butterfly exterior of fore and hindwings has dark brown band; forewings have one small brown spot in center near top; hindwings have one small dark orange spot in center.
Member of
Lyman Redding Collection

Queen Butterfly

Model
Image
Description
Upperside is chestnut brown; black borders of forewings have 2 rows of white spots; white spots are scattered at the forewing apex. Underside of hindwing has black veins; black borders of both wings have 2 rows of white spots. Upperside of male hindwing has a black scale patch.
Member of
Lyman Redding Collection

Monarch Butterfly

Model
Image
Description
This frame contains 4 butterflies, all are Monarchs. The upperside of the wings is tawny-orange, the veins and margins are black, and in the margins are two series of small white spots. The forewings also have a few orange spots near the tip. The underside is similar, but the tip of the forewings and hindwings are yellow-brown instead of tawny-orange and the white spots are larger.
Member of
Lyman Redding Collection

Julia or Fackel Butterfly

Model
Image
Description
Males have elongated forewings. Males are bright orange above and below; upperside of hindwing have a narrow black border on outer margin. Females are a duller orange, with more black markings above.
Member of
Lyman Redding Collection

Zebra Longwing Butterfly

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Image
Description
This frame contains 13 butterflies, all are Zebra Longwing. Zebra longwings are medium-sized butterflies with elongated wings. The upper surface of the wings is black with several bold, narrow yellow stripes. The wings below have a similar pattern, but are paler in color and have several small red spots near the body. They cannot be confused with any other Florida butterfly. Adults have a wingspan range of 72 to 100 mm. The sexes are similar.
Member of
Lyman Redding Collection

Viceroy Butterfly

Model
Image
Description
Upperside is orange and black, resembling the Monarch, except the Viceroy has a black line across the hindwing and a single row of white dots in the black marginal band.
Member of
Lyman Redding Collection

Ruddy Daggerwing Butterfly

Model
Image
Description
Dorsal view is orange with 3 thin black lines. Tip of forewing is elongated. Hindwing has long dagger-like tails. Underside is mottled brown and black, resembling a dead leaf.
Member of
Lyman Redding Collection

Giant Swallowtail Butterfly

Model
Image
Description
The dorsal wing surfaces of the butterfly are black with a striking diagonal yellow bar across the forewings. The underside wing surfaces are primarily yellow, with brown banding and some blue, bordered by brown submarginal markings.
Member of
Lyman Redding Collection

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