環袖蝶是蝴蝶的一個物種,是環袖蝶屬中唯一的一個種。其棲地由巴西至墨西哥中部,且在夏天中,少部份會在堪薩斯州出現。翅長為86-89公釐,雄蝶的翅膀顏色為亮橘色,帶上黑色的條紋,而雌蝶翅膀顏色則為較淡的橘色,黑色條紋較為模糊。主要食用花密和鳥糞,而其幼蟲則以百香果的藤蔓為食,通常出現在低海拔的熱帶平原和村莊裡。環袖蝶不受鳥類的喜愛,這屬於一種貝氏擬態。(Pinheiro 1996)
參考文獻
- Pinheiro, Carlos E. G. (1996): Palatablility and escaping ability in Neotropical butterflies: tests with wild kingbirds (Tyrannus melancholicus, Tyrannidae). Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 59(4): 351–365. [http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ap/bj/1996/00000059/00000004/art00069 HTML abstract]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060221012412/http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/usa/59.htm Dryadula phaetusa], Butterflies of North America*, from the United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center.
外部連結
[http://www.mnzoo.com/animals/butterfly/gardens.asp Minnesota Zoo's Butterfly Garden] - features the Dryadula phaetusa* butterfly.
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