Scientific Name: Panacea Prola
Common Name: Statira Sulphur
Distribution: South American Region to North America
Description: The Amazon Basin and the mountain forests of Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, and Costa Rica are the native habitats of red panacea butterflies. However, mass flights of this Neotropical lepidopteran, which can lead to additional populations, have been historically documented.

Females are generally larger and have more markings on the undersides of their wings than males, but both sexes possess a front pair of highly modified, brush-like legs that are used for tasting the suitability of plants. Although strong fliers, these tropical butterflies make periodic stops in their flight patterns, often breaking to gather moisture and salts at saline outcrops and to feed at rotting fruits for energy, moisture, and other nutrients.