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Dryadula phaetusa

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Prior to their mating season, males of this species congregate by the hundreds on patches of moist soil that contain mineral salts, a behavior known as
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Pinheiro, Carlos E.G. (1996) Palatability and escaping ability in Neotropical butterflies: Tests with wild kingbirds (
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It feeds primarily on the nectar of flowers and on bird droppings; its
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Sole species in brush-footed butterfly genus Dryadula
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Dryadula

Panama

Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Nymphalidae
Heliconiini
Dryadula
Michner
Binomial name
Linnaeus
1758
monotypic
Nymphalidae
Florida
caterpillar
passion vines
Passiflora tetrastylis
birds
Müllerian mimicry
male underside
female dorsal side
pinned specimen (both sides) - MHNT
MHNT

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