![]() ![]() OTHER INFORMATION: Associated with a number of filth-related diseases.ĪPPEARANCE: 1/4 inch long shiny black to tan with yellowish-white lines orange head wings have black F-shaped bands. REPRODUCTION: Eggs laid singly, but in clusters of 75-150 female may lay over 500 eggs in a lifetime eggs hatch in 10-24 hours entire life cycle completed in less than seven days. HABITS: May migrate up to 20 miles from birthplace, but most stay within one or two miles 98% of flies caught in houses are house flies.ĭIET: Feed on a wide variety of foods, but prefer liquids containing sweet or decaying material larvae feed on moist food rich in organic matter. REPRODUCTION: Females lay eggs along migration northward fully grown caterpillar changes to barrel-shaped, leaf-green pupa with gold dots process from egg to butterfly takes about four weeks.īutterflies are capable of flying 2,000 miles during southern migration each autumn, often stopping in same rest spots every year.ĪPPEARANCE: About 1/4 inch long light gray with four lengthwise stripes on thorax large reddish compound eyes. ![]() HABITS: Found primarily in meadows, roadsides and sandy areas where milkweeds grow.ĭIET: Caterpillars feed on milkweed foliage, flower buds and milky juice butterflies feed on flowers. CATERPILLAR: Up to 2-3/4 inches long black with white and yellow bands.īUTTERFLY: Wingspan 3-1/2 to four inches long wings brownishorange black to dark brown veins two rows of orange and/or white spots.
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