Tiger Leafwing Butterfly

Consul Fabius

Common Name: Tiger Leafwing
Scientific Name: Consul Fabius
Wingspan: 30–40 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in)
Location: Neotropics (South and Central America, the Mexican lowlands, the Caribbean islands, and southern Florida)

The upersides of the wings have a bright orange and black pattern, with two yellow bands across the angular forewings. The hindwings are tailed. This butterfly is part of a mimicry ring, as a matter of fact the cryptic undersides of the wings mimic a dead-leaf. This species is present in deciduous forest, rainforest, and cloud forest. It usually prefers the forest canopy, the banks of rivers and the forest edges, at elevations between sea level and about 1200 m.

Consul Fabius