- Family name: Nymphalidae/Brush-Footed Butterflies
- General description: Dark brown with green spots and patches; hindwing with short tail. Ventral wing surfaces as above but paler orange-brown.
- Field Marks: Dark brown with green spots and patches
- Sexes: Appear similar
- Wingspan: 70-80 mm
- Life Cycle: Egg: Green, laid singly on host leaves Mature larva: Black with numerous orange-based black branched spines Chrysalis: Green
- Number of Generations: Three or more generations
- Flight Season: All year
- Abundance: Uncommon
- Habitat: Forest margins, clearings, overgrown plantations
- Larval Host Plants: Green Shrimp Plant (Blechum brownei)
- Similar Species: No similar species
- Additional Information: Colonies are locally common; adults are relatively long-lived; considered by many to be Florida’s most beautiful butterflies
- Range in Florida
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