This image is included in a gallery "Butterflies & Moths 3" curate by Cheryl Blay.
This was taken at the Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Parks near the Niagara Falls in Canada. Approaching In the dark background is a Red Postman (Heliconius erato). The fully spread wings of the resting butterfly are beautifully highlighted in the soft. filtered light of the Conservatory.
According to the 2008 Official Guide of the Conservatory:- "The Julia is bold in colour and personality, displaying dashing flight patterns and animated courtship behaviours in the Conservatory. For over 10 years , this butterfly has been reared on site. The female wings, framed by dark lines, seem dull compared to the flaming orange colour of the males."
Dryas iulia (often incorrectly spelled julia), commonly called the Julia butterfly, Julia heliconian, the flame, or flambeau, is a species of brush-footed (or nymphalid) butterfly. The sole representative of its genus Dryas, it is native from Brazil to southern Texas and Florida, and in summer can sometimes be found as far north as eastern Nebraska. Over 15 subspecies have been described. (Wikipedia)
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