Numata Longwing Butterfly

by Karen Adams

Title

Numata Longwing Butterfly

Artist

Karen Adams

Medium

Photograph - Fine Art Digital Prints - Photography

Description

I visited our local treasure the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens last week. Every summer they have a wonderful exhibit called Blooms and Butterflies. If you time your visit just right, you can get there while they are releasing those who have emerged from their chrysalis earlier in the day. You never know what butterflies will be flying about and it is a different wondrous experience every single time I have gone! I remember years ago taking my girls when they were little with my Mom and Dad. For some reason my mom seemed to attract them and she had a butterfly on her back a couple of times during our visit. From the smallest child to the oldest adult, everyone wanders through the tropical gardens with big smiles on their faces and gasps of delight when spotting one among the leaves of the plants.

I really thought this one was so lovely! It's easy to remember the common name Numata Longwing. It is a member of Heliconius genus which comprises a colorful and widespread group of brush-footed butterfly commonly known as the longwings or heliconians. This genus is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions, from South America and sometimes as far north as the southern United States. The larvae of these butterflies eat Passion flower vines (Passifloraceae). Adults exhibit bright wing color patterns to signal their distastefulness to potential predators.

I really appreciate you taking time to look at my artwork. Thank you so much!

I am very concerned with our environment and have decided to donate any money I make from any sales of this image to the ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND.....because the Earth needs a good lawyer! We all need to speak up and support efforts to protect our environment. We will not get a second chance!


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Thank you so much to the administrators of the following groups for featuring this Numata Longwing Butterfly on their group home page!

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Also received SPECIAL ELITE FEATURE & was showcased on the homepage of the aRt diStrIct group!

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September 17th, 2017

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