Malachite,
Siproeta
stelenes bipalgiata (LEP154) The
species was named for the mineral malachite, which has a lacy green pattern
similar to that on the butterfly=s wings.
They are colored pale jade, mixed with the dark brown that forms the
border. Malachites visit Florida and
the West Indies, and sometimes in occur in Texas. The individual in the drawing is visiting a spiderwort. |