Pearly Leafwing

Pearly Leafwing | Consul electra | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden

Pearly Leafwing Butterfly with wings open. Male and female butterfly look similar. With its wings open the upper wing is pale yellow, the lower wing is cream-colored. The wings have a wide brown border along the edges. The upper wings end in a curved tip, the lower wing has a long point.

Pearly Leafwing | Consul electra | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden

Common Name: Pearly Leafwing
Scientific Name: Consul electra
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Charaxinae
Tribe: Anaeini
Wingspan: 3.0 to 3.5 in
Place of origin: Central America

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