Knowing the biodiversity-thundering butterfly

Dear agroreaders, in our ecosystems there is a diversity of organisms and each one adapts to different climatic conditions, an example of this is the thundering butterfly a beautiful arthropod that is very common to observe in tropical conditions, That is why in different ecosystems of Venezuela is present, as is the case of the region where I am, specifically the Columbus Municipality of Zulia State that have average temperatures of 30 °C and high relative humidity up to 80%. The present publication does not attempt to describe technically the butterfly and much less to make an extensive writing, the intention is to socialize with you some characteristics of so beautiful exemplar that possibly at some point in your lives you might run into it.

In the photograph you can see the beautiful butterfly with colors of different shades in its wings, also it is observed as if it had a kind of eyes in its wings, I was researching a little about it and some bibliographical references point out, that the diversity of colours present in its wings uses it as a defence mechanism, since they can be mimicked, that is to say they have the ability to resemble their surroundings 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 serve to scare away potential predators found in their habitat.

On the other hand, you can see in the photograph the prostrate butterfly with the top of its exosqueleto (head) down, something that at the time of taking the photograph goes unnoticed, but when investigating the insect, I discovered that prostrating in that position is a particularity of the butterfly on any surface either trees, rocks and I could annex walls since, that was where I posed for me.

Another particular characteristic of the arthropod is that they tend to emit sounds with their wings when they take flight, that is why in the area where I reside they know it vulgarly with the name of Butterfly or Tara Maraquera, a very peculiar name and well chosen by the inhabitants of the Zulia State, but such a characteristic must have a because, that is why when investigating I was able to confirm that both the female and the male of the species have the ability to generate sound with their forewings, because they have specialized veins that, when they make contact at a certain speed, emit that particular sound, which is great in nature.

To conclude I would like to point out, that this type of content is intended to socialize a little about certain organisms that identify our regions, I had the opportunity to get so admirable species in the quarry of my home, something that I found very curious because I had never seen them in the surroundings of the house, I always observed them in the cocoa plantations established in the Hacienda la Glorieta of the Universidad Nacional Experimental Sur del Lago, I believe that their presence may have been motivated by the recurring rainfall in the month of June and part of July, since it is the time in which they have greater presence, another fact that I find curious is that they were near an organic material that I have in decomposition in the quarry, I do not know if they have affinity for that type of material, would be a pending task but if any of you have information on it do not hesitate to leave it in the comments I would appreciate it.

The images used in the publication were captured by the author, in the surroundings of an orchard where were found paprika crops, lemon and decaying material. The device used was smartphone motorola g7 plus, we hope the publication will please all of you, always grateful for the support provided.

- Urretabizkaya, N.; Vasicek, A. y Saini, E. (1997). Lepidopteros.Buenos Aires: Inta.