Dryadula phaetusa
Common name: Banded Orange Heliconian
Feeds on these plants:
Lantana camara
(sold as Carlos)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Peach Sunrise)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Pink Dawn)
Lantana hybrid
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Confetti)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Lavender Trailing)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as orange)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as white)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as yellow)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Magellan Coral)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Magellan Yellow)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Oklahoma Scarlet)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Sizzle Cherry & Ivory)
Zinnia
(sold as Crystal White)
Zinnia
(sold as Dreamland Mix)
Zinnia
(sold as Dreamland scarlet)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Apricot)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Cherry)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Orange)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion White)
Dryadula phaetusa, the Banded Orange Heliconian, can be found in KS,NM, and TX.
Favorite nectar plants include: Lantana, Stachytarpheta, Verbena, and Zinnia
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Host plants:
Passiflora ichthyura
Passiflora jileki
Passiflora mansii
Passiflora morifolia
Passiflora mucronata
Passiflora pohlii
Passiflora rubra
Passiflora suberosa
Passiflora talamancensis
Passiflora tuberosa
Passiflora vespertilio
Passiflora vitifolia
Passiflora x violaceae
Passiflora
CC 2.0 images courtesy of
Dick Culbert
Tim Sheerman-Chase
