Male

 

wingspan : 78/85 mm


Dryas iulia is a very common butterfly in the Carribean and in nearly all of South America, with many subspecies in the Carribean islands.


subspecies Dryas iulia iulia flies from Trinidad and Tobago down to Uruguay, but only East of the Andes (d’Abrera 1984).

Dryas iulia (izquierda) y Dione juno al rìo Pastaza

you have to look very carefully at these pictures to note some slight differences between these two males.