Thundering butterfly/Hamadryas februa

Dear agrolectores, in our ecosystems there are a diversity of organisms that adapt to different climatic conditions, an example of this is the butterfly whose scientific name is Hamadryas februa, this beautiful arthropod is common to observe in tropical conditions, which is why in different ecosystems of Venezuela is present, as in the case of the region where I am, specifically the Colon Municipality of Zulia State which has average temperatures of 30 ° C and high relative humidity up to 80%. The present publication does not intend to describe the butterfly technically and much less to make an extensive writing, the intention is to socialize with you some characteristics of such a beautiful specimen that you could possibly come across at some point in your life.

In the photograph you can see the beautiful butterfly with colors of different shades on its wings, it also looks as if it possessed a kind of eyes on its wings, I was doing some research about it and some bibliographic references point out that the diversity of colors present in its wings is used as a defense mechanism, I was doing some research and some bibliographic references point out that the diversity of colors present in its wings is used as a defense mechanism, since they can mimic, that is, they have the ability to resemble their environment to go unnoticed to the senses of other animals, on the other hand, the eye-shaped spots on their wings are scientifically known as ocelli, which according to some researchers are used to scare away possible predators that are in their habitat.

On the other hand, you can observe in the photograph the butterfly prostrate with the upper part of its exoskeleton (head) down, something that at the moment of taking the photograph I did not notice, but when I inquired about the insect, I discovered that prostrating in that position is a particularity of the butterfly on any surface, be it trees, rocks or walls, since that is where it posed for me.

Another particular characteristic of the arthropod is that they tend to emit sounds with their wings when they take flight, which is why in the area where I live they are commonly known by the name of Mariposa or Tara Maraquera, a very peculiar name and well chosen by the inhabitants of the State of Zulia, but such a feature must have a reason, that is why when investigating I could verify that both the female and the male of the species have the ability to generate sound with their front wings, as they have specialized veins that when they make contact at a certain speed emit that particular sound, how great is nature.