Dryas iulia (Julia, Fackel)

Dryas iulia, also called Julia or Fackel is a butterfly from Neotropic ecozone (South America). The first description was in 1775 by Fabricius. The wingspan is about 7.0 – 8.0 cm. This butterfly is a member of the family NYMPHALIDAE. Dryas iulia is orange. It has black wing tips.

Photos for easy identification

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

Here you can see some photos of Dryas iulia (Julia, Fackel). Dryas iulia is a member of the family NYMPHALIDAE from Neotropic (South America).

Description

The fore wings are orange. They are long and narrowly. The wing tip is black. One black stripe is crossing the wing. But it is also possible that this black strip is not existent.
The underside of Dryas iulia is light-brown or orange.

The hind wings of Dryas iulia are orange. They are very small in relation to the fore wings. The outer edge is black and wavy.
The underside is light-brown or orange.

The body is brown, but the underside is white.

Sex differences: None.

Distribution

Dryas iulia (Fackel, Julia) is a butterfly from the Neotropic (South America). The distribution extends from Mexico to Colombia. You can also meet this butterfly on the caribbean islands.

: This world map shows the ecozones in which this butterfly is distributed.

Larval food

Passifloraceae:

Passiflora adenopoda
Passiflora alata
Passiflora auriculata
Passiflora biflora
Passiflora caerulea
Passiflora capsularis
Passiflora cerradensis
Passiflora coriacea
Passiflora costaricensis
Passiflora edulis
Passiflora glandulosa
Passiflora glaucescens
Passiflora ichthyura
Passiflora incarnata
Passiflora lancifolia
Passiflora lutea
Passiflora miersii
Passiflora morifolia
Passiflora organensis
Passiflora platyloba
Passiflora pohlii
Passiflora quadrangularis
Passiflora rhamnifolia
Passiflora rubra
Passiflora suberosa
Passiflora tuberosa
Passiflora vespertilio

General information

The first description of this butterfly was in 1775 by Fabricius. There are some subspecies.

Dryas iulia alcionea [Cramer, 1779]
Dryas iulia carteri [Riley]
Dryas iulia cyllene [Cramer]
Dryas iulia delila [Fabricius, 1775]
Dryas iulia dominicana [Hall]
Dryas iulia framptoni [Riley]
Dryas iulia hispaniola [Hall]
Dryas iulia largo [Clench, 1975]
Dryas iulia lucia [Riley]
Dryas iulia nudeola [Stichel]
Dryas iulia warneri [Hall]

In former times this butterfly was called Dryas julia.

: Photo © by Norbert Ulmann (noulma@hotmail.com)

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

Here you can see some other photos of Dryas iulia.

Protection provisions / Red List

CITES: (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora):

-no entry- (as at 23.06.2005)
EU regulation on trading with species of wild Fauna and Flora

-no entry- (as at 19.08.2005)
IUCN Red List of threatened species:

-no entry- (as at 2004) (see: www.redlist.org/)