Atala (Eumaeus atala)

Found only in southeastern Florida where its caterpillar feeds on a Coontie, a cycad species.
Atala (Eumaeus atala) Atala (Eumaeus atala)
Miami-Dade Co., FL
11 August 2003
Coontie (Zamia pumila) Coontie (Zamia pumila)
Planted in landscaping at Rookery Bay Education Center, Collier Co., FL
31 Dec 2008

This southern Florida native cycad is the caterpillar host plant for the Atala.

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