I found this huge butterfly yesterday (in Florida) and can't find the name of it or even a picture of it on the net. It was bright orange with bright eyes patterns on each wing, and chunky legs! Maybe it was some kind of moth?
2007-03-13 06:36:36 · 7 answers · asked by favershambles 3 in Pets ➔ Birds
I took a photo of it today, as it was still in the same place! it appeared to be laying eggs and has a huge fat body. The rular is the wrong way around but you can see it is around 5 inches across, and that is not the full open wing span either. It IS more browner than orange seeing it for the 2nd time. Check this link to see the photo I took:
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i298/billieriholm/butterfly006.jpg
2007-03-13 07:56:45 · update #1
I think crazy carabid has linked the best likeness photos! cheers!
2007-03-13 07:58:25 · update #2
I checked Shirley this morning (yes I decided to give her a name!) and she has laid absolutely tons of eggs. I saw some on the little tree where she first started laying them, and there were about 8? Then looked around and she was high up on my screen and has laid countless eggs all over!!
2007-03-14 03:38:33 · update #3
Automeris io maybe ? commonly called a io moth here is a picture of a very nicely colored female http://bugguide.net/node/view/1846/bgimage , there can be quite a bit of variation in the coloration tough.
another thought might be the Polyphemus moth tough it's less orange some individuals are somewhat of an orange shade. http://bugguide.net/node/view/83118/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/59176/bgimage
if it's not one of these you can always browse the site :
http://bugguide.net
2007-03-13 06:55:47 · answer #1 · answered by crazy.carabid 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ugh im uninterested in explaining this.... a million. a butterfly develops a mutation. 2. the butterfly has spots, however the spots dont look like eyes yet adequate adequate to scare a predator. 3. the butterfly has a greater desirable risk of survival and passes on its genes. 4. down the line a butterfly develops yet another mutation that makes it even closer to eyes. 5. this butterfly has a good greater desirable risk of survival than the previous mutation. 6. this butterfly passes on its genes. 7. so-on and so on till you get the eyes on the wings you notice immediately.
2016-12-14 18:03:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds like a butterfly called an Orange Ringlet Butterfly. I think they're rare these days and you only find them in America
2007-03-13 06:44:37 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a Polyphemus moth. They are flying right now. I have seen reports of them from several places in Texas in the last few days.
2007-03-13 08:37:57 · answer #4 · answered by sngcanary 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a moth in the family Saturniidae (all the big ones). Nice find. Here's a link:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/42546
2007-03-13 19:18:08 · answer #5 · answered by Strix 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi,
Dont recognise it, try the link below for pictures of Floridas Butterflies, maybe you will find it there...
2007-03-13 06:49:16 · answer #6 · answered by Lady Hazy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
red admiral??? maybe
2007-03-13 06:40:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋