Brown Tipped Page (Siproeta epaphus) Butterfly, a.k.a. Rusty Tipped Page or Brown Bamboo Page. "Tropical" rarely stray as far north as the United States but is native to tropical forests and riparian corridors from south Peru through Mexico. Members of the species sip nectar from the plants in the morning and can be viewed for hours fluttering between coffee shrubs. In addition to coffee plants, adults gain moisture and nutrition from the flower nectar of croton, lantana, and impatiens. Groups of dark green eggs with yellow ribs are laid on young shrimp plants and petunias. When conditions are right, the eggs hatch and the caterpillars that emerge are eye-catching. The larvae are a velvety maroon with bright yellow-orange spikes and a shiny black head that holds a pair of knobby horns. After significant feasting and growth, the larvae pupate. A cryptic chrysalis is formed hanging down from a silken thread by its posterior cremaster.