The Life of Animals | Dryas Iulia | Dryas iulia (often incorrectly spelled Julia) commonly called the Julia Butterfly, Julia Heliconian, or The Flame, is a species of brush-footed butterfly.
This butterfly is a fast flier and frequents clearings, paths, and margins of forests and woodlands. It feeds on the nectar of flowers, such as lantanas (Lantana) and Shepherd's-needle (Scandix pecten-veneris), and the tears of caiman, the eye of which the butterfly irritates to produce tears Its caterpillars feeds on leaves of passion vines including Passiflora affinis and Yellow Passionflower (P. lutea) in Texas.
