The Zebra Longwing is typically 2.8 inches to 3.9 inches (72mm to 100mm) in size. 600*600 Size:260 KB. The zebra longwing butterfly is found throughout Florida in hardwood hammocks, thickets, gardens, and particularly in the Everglades National Park.

1000*1713 Size:1,869 KB. Zebra longwing butterfly (Heliconius charithonia) Despite their diminutive size, zebra longwings are noted for their long lifespans, which can be several months rather than several days or weeks. It became the official State of Florida butterfly in 1996. 544*648 Size:235 KB. Individuals often fly together and socialize on plants. An adult has a 3- to 4-inch wingspan and long black antennae. The Zebra Butterfly has aptly been named so since they exhibit bold patterns alternating in black and white, a characteristic which is bound to remind the watcher of a zebra’s coat design. This photograph features a lovely little Zebra Longwing (aka Zebra Heliconian) butterfly.

one unique fact about the zebra longwing butterfly, or zebricous conedpenisous, is that it is the only butterfly that can talk in seven different languages, including spanish.

Adults sip sweet nectar and pollen from lantana and shepherd's needle. Heliconius comprises a colorful and widespread genus of brush-footed butterflies commonly known as the longwings or heliconians.This genus is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the New World, from South America as far north as the southern United States. 1250*1509 Size:1,839 KB. The adult Zebra Longwing is mostly black with yellow stripes and spots. Material: The Zebra Longwing Butterfly, one of the Heliconian family, is native to a swathe of the middle Americas, from the southern US through Central America/Caribbean to northern South America. Flight is slow and conspicuous, and it can make audible noise when wiggling on a branch.

Zebra Longwings lay eggs on passion vine that is growing in the shade or in the open on a cloudy day. This butterfly thrives in heat and humidity. This coloration is a warning to predators that the butterfly is toxic. Size difference. The Zebra Longwing butterfly makes a creaking sound when it is alarmed. A zebra longwing caterpillar has a white body covered with long black spines. Unlike other butterflies, zebra longwings feed on both flower nectar and pollen. Flower pollen is rich in protein. Zebra Longwing butterflies are also called Zebra Heliconian butterflies. It … Green Zebra Print. Pattern difference (spotted bands) Emerged from chrysalides (pupae) The spiny caterpillar of the Zebra Longwing butterfly eats Passion Flower vines, like most other Longwing family caterpillars.