Talk:Nymphalini
Latest comment: 12 years ago by Howcheng in topic File:Dirce Beauty Colobura dirce.jpg to appear as POTD soon
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File:Dirce Beauty Colobura dirce.jpg to appear as POTD soon edit
Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Dirce Beauty Colobura dirce.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on December 21, 2011. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2011-12-21. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! howcheng {chat} 21:28, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
The Dirce Beauty (Colobura dirce) species of butterfly belongs to the Nymphalini tribe, the members of which are characterized by the jagged outline of their wings and the ability to survive the winter months as adults in an obligatory hibernal diapause, hiding in various shelters (e.g., crevices, hollows, cavities, even unheated buildings). The signature mark of all nymphalines is the cryptic color and spots on the underside of their wings, serving to conceal it against the surface on which it rests during hibernation.Photo: Richard Bartz