Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Julia Heliconian

Dryas iulia

Spanish: Julia

Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)
Photographed by mora17918 on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Dryas iulia (often incorrectly spelled julia), commonly called the Julia butterfly, Julia heliconian, the flame, or flambeau, is a species of brush-footed butterfly (known as Nymphalidae). The sole representative of its genus Dryas, it is native from Brazil to southern Texas and Florida, and in summer can sometimes be found as far north as eastern Nebraska. Over 15 subspecies have been described.

TaxonomyInsecta › Lepidoptera › Nymphalidae
Local records41 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records27,511 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2025 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/dryas-iulia/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.