Scarce Bamboo Page Philaethria dido (Linnaeus, 1763)

Family: Nymphalidae

Subfamily: Heliconiinae

Identification: Upperside of both wings black with large patches of translucent green. Underside similar, with gray overscales on the brown areas.

Wing Span:

Life History: Eggs are laid singly on the underside of older leaves, which the caterpillars eat. Chrysalids resemble bird droppings. Adults fly above the forest canopy.

Flight: July-December in Mexico.

Caterpillar Hosts: Various passion-vines including Passiflora laurifolia, P. vitifolia, P. edulis, and P. ambigua.

Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including Cordia curassavica and Cissus.

Habitat: Tropical rain forest.

Range: Brazil north to Mexico; rare stray to the lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas.

Conservation: Not necessary for rare stray.

NCGR:

Management Needs: None reported.

Comments: NULL

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