#zebra longwing

[justmccallie]

I tried making c comic

[des-troyer02]

Glimpse of a Specimen.

Photos taken in lab.

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Zebra longwing or zebra heliconian

David Sheldon

[sitting-on-me-bum]

The zebra longwing is also known as the zebra heliconian

Courtesy Carol Neel

[scottpartridge]

Prompt 15 of #feathruary2025 is Climb for which I selected the #RedBelliedWoodpecker and #YellowThroatedWarbler plus a #ZebraLongwing

@feathruary is hosted by @projectparlor and @mischievousredfox

[faguscarolinensis]

Heliconius charithonia / Zebra Heliconian at the Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Gardens in Punta Gorda, FL

[uncleasad]

Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia) // September 2020 // greater metro Atlanta, northern Georgia, USA

These butterflies are native to peninsular Florida, southern Texas, and Central and South America, with occasional appearances along the southern Georgia coast.

I first noticed this unusual-to-me butterfly in the backyard not long after the remnants of a hurricane/tropical storm had passed through, no doubt bringing this butterfly along for a ride…whereupon I spent several weeks trying to take its portrait (super-duper skittish…as I suppose I would be if deadly winds dropped me off in an unfamiliar environment hundreds of miles away from what I’m used to…this was from the camera-camera with the lens extended to a pretty decent zoom factor). The butterfly remained nearby, visiting the garden regularly, for a couple of months, and then I assume completed its lifecycle.

On a zinnia, naturally.

[natureisthegreatestartist]

Now here's an attention-getting butterfly. It's a zebra longwing (Heliconius charithonia). Bizarre and beautiful, yes?