Malachite

Siproeta stelenes

"Siproeta stelenes" is a neotropical brush-footed butterfly. The malachite has large wings that are black and brilliant green or yellow-green on the upperside and light brown and olive green on the underside. It is named for the mineral malachite, which is similar in color to the bright green on the butterfly's wings.
Malachite Butterfly or Siproeta stelenes venteral side Geotagged,Malachite,Siproeta stelenes,United States,Winter

Appearance

Typically, the wingspread is between 8.5 and 10 cm.

Malachites often are confused with "Philaethria dido". They have similar coloration, but their wing shapes are different.
Malachite Malachite,Siproeta stelenes

Distribution

The malachite is found throughout Central and northern South America, where it is one of the most common butterfly species. Its distribution extends as far north as southern Texas and the tip of Florida, to Cuba as subspecies "S. s. insularis", and "S. s. biplagiata", and south to Brazil.
Sipreota Stelenes Malachite On a sandbank of the Rio Ariporo - Colombian Lllanos Hato La Aurora,Malachite,Siproeta stelenes

Food

Adults feed on flower nectar, rotting fruit, dead animals, and bat dung. Females lay eggs on the new leaves of plants in the family Acanthaceae, especially ruellia. The larvae are horned, spiny, black caterpillars with red markings.

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