Isabellas Longwing

Appearance

''Eueides isabella'' is a large butterfly with a wingspan of 65–90 millimetres . The uppersides of the wings is dark brown, with orange bands and yellowish markings on the edges of the forewings. The undersides of the wings are quite similar to the uppersides, but the edges of the hindwings show a series of small blue spots.

The flight period extends to the whole year in the tropical habitat. They are active even in low light. Caterpillars are white and black covered by long black spines. They are gregarious and they primarily feed on ''Passiflora platyloba'' and ''Passiflora ambigua''.

Naming

* ''Eueides isabella isabella'' ; French Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad
⤷  ''Eueides isabella arquata'' Stichel, 1903 ; Colombia
⤷  ''Eueides isabella cleobaea'' Geyer, 1832 ; Cuba, Puerto Rico, Central America
⤷  ''Eueides isabella dianasa''
⤷  ''Eueides isabella dissoluta'' Stichel, 1903 ; Perú, Ecuador
⤷  ''Eueides isabella dynastes'' C. et R. Felder, 1861 ; Venezuela, Colombia
⤷  ''Eueides isabella ecuadorensis'' Strand, 1909 ; Ecuador
⤷  ''Eueides isabella eva'' ; Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
⤷  ''Eueides isabella hippolinus'' Butler, 1873 ; Peru
⤷  ''Eueides isabella huebneri'' Ménétriés, 1857 ; Colombia
⤷  ''Eueides isabella melphis'' ; Haití, Antilles
⤷  ''Eueides isabella nigricornis'' Maza, 1982 ; Brazil
⤷  ''Eueides isabella ssp'' ; Brazil*''Heliconius ismenius'' – Tiger Heliconian
⤷ ''Lycorea halia'' – Tiger Mimic-Queen
⤷ ''Eresia phyillyra'' – Tiger Heliconian
⤷ ''Mechanitis lysimnia'' – Confused Tigerwing
⤷ ''Mechanitis menapis'' – Variable Tigerwing
⤷ ''Mechanitis polymnia'' – Disturbed Tigerwing
⤷ ''Hypothyris lycaste'' – Round-spotted Ticlear
⤷ ''Hypothyris euclea'' – Common Ticlear

Distribution

This species can be found from Mexico to the Amazon Basin and the West Indies.

Habitat

''Eueides isabella'' live in the rainforest where it remains in the canopy. It can be found from sea level to about 1500 m above sea level.