Orion Cecropian

Historis odius · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae

Also called: Odius Leafwing, Stinky Leafwing

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Orion Cecropian
Photo: John Rosford, CC BY

Orion Cecropian (Historis odius) is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It occurs in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Historis odius belongs to the butterfly family Nymphalidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

This species lives in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 3 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Florida, Arizona.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Orion Cecropian photo 3
Photo: John Rosford, CC BY
Orion Cecropian photo 4
Photo: John Rosford, CC BY
Orion Cecropian photo 5
Photo: johnyochum, CC BY

Same family (Nymphalidae)

MonarchMonarchDanaus plexippusRed AdmiralRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaPainted LadyPainted LadyVanessa carduiGulf FritillaryGulf FritillaryDione vanillaeSpeckled WoodSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaEuropean Peacock ButterflyEuropean Peacock ButterflyAglais io

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historis_odius

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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