- Family name: Nymphalidae/Brush-Footed Butterflies
- General description: wings elongated; black with narrow yellow stripes. Ventral hindwing paler with small red basal spots.
- Field Marks: black with narrow yellow stripes; wings elongate.
- Sexes: appear similar
- Wingspan: 75-86 mm
- Life Cycle: Egg: yellow, elongate, laid in clusters on host leaves or tendrils Mature larva: white with black spots and numerous black branched spines Chrysalis: brown
- Number of Generations: multiple
- Flight Season: All
- Abundance: Common
- Habitat: woodlands, forest margins, shrubby sites, gardens, parks
- Larval Host Plants: maypop (Passiflora incarnata), yellow passion flower (Passiflora lutea), corky-stemmed passion flower (Passiflora suberosa)
- Similar Species: No similar species
- Additional Information: state butterfly of Florida; adults long-lived, form small roosting aggregations at night; adults feed on nectar and pollen
- Range in Florida
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