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Beautiful butterfly I do not know the species of butterfly this is but it is the most beautiful butterfly I have ever seen. The color is so bright. Dryas iulia,butterfly,fly,orange,smithsonian,wings Click/tap to enlarge

Beautiful butterfly

I do not know the species of butterfly this is but it is the most beautiful butterfly I have ever seen. The color is so bright.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    Indeed it is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing and thanks to @FraJH for identifying it. Posted 12 years ago
  2. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
    Lion
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    This is the Romeo :)
    Where is my Romeo? Julia Butterfly Berkenhof,Dryas iulia,Geotagged,The Netherlands
     Posted 12 years ago

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The Julia Butterfly

"Dryas iulia" is a species of brush-footed butterfly. The sole representative of its genus "Dryas", it is native from Brazil to southern Texas and Florida, and in summer can sometimes be found as far north as eastern Nebraska. Over 15 subspecies have been described.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Makayla Hayes

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Uploaded Oct 16, 2012.