" Tree nymph " is a common name used to describe many butterflies in genus Idea and genus Ideopsis . While you are not likely to encounter a tree diagram nymph butterfly stroke in your backyard nectar garden if you live on in a temperate mood , numerous types of tree houri butterflies occur in tropic areas worldwide . The coarse characteristics among tree nymph butterfly stroke are their dark - and - white-hot color and their delicate , flutter flight pattern .

Range

Tree houri butterfly prefer the tropic and occur in Japan , India , the Philippines , Indonesia , Sri Lanka and other parts of Southeast Asia . Museums , zoos and other educational institutions multiply Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree nymph butterflies for captive care in butterfly stroke garden around the globe , from Iowa State University ’s Reiman Gardens in North America to Europe ’s turgid tropic butterfly stroke garden in Zoo Emmen , Holland .

Habitat

tree diagram nymph butterfly live in forests as well as in coastal mangrove swamps . They typically live high above in the canopy but deign to ground level for sexual union and ambrosia collection . They hap from altitudes below 2,000 base up to 5,000 and adapt to survival in either wet or ironical forests . Butterfly larvae feed on green forest botany , and the butterfly require nectar from flowering plants .

Types

Large tree nymph butterflies , whose wingspans ramble from 3 to 6 inches , fall into genus Idea and include Electra ’s tree nymph butterflies ( I. electra ) , Ceylon tree nymph butterflies ( I. iasonia ) , Malabar Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree houri butterflies ( I. malabarica ) and jumbo danaine tree diagram houri butterfly stroke , which are also referred to as paper kite or Sir Tim Rice paper butterfly . Genus Ideopsis includes small tree diagram houri butterflies such as endangered Hewitson ’s minor tree - nymph butterflies ( I. hewitsonii ) and Seram little tree nymph butterflies ( I. klassika ) .

Adaptations

Many tree houri philander dissuade piranha with a chemical substance known as " danaidone , " which makes them unpalatable . Male butterflies accumulate the danaidone while collecting nectar from plants and pass it along to the female during mating to protect the eggs .

Behavior

tree diagram nymph butterflies are not shy around man . Whether you see them in the wild while hiking through Southeast Asia or at a butterfly stroke garden exhibit , they are probable to approach you and even down on your arm . The butterflies are attract to the color Bolshevik and sure chemicals in lotions and perfumes .

Common Misconceptions

Avoid the vulgar error of confusing tree houri butterflies with Sir Henry Joseph Wood nymph butterfly ( Cercyonis pegala ) , which are common North American grayling butterflies with gray , orange and brown markings .

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