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Heliconius charithonia

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Heliconius charithonia

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Also known as Zebra Longwing

species of butterfly

Species

SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyNymphalidae
Observations recorded35,156

Heliconius charithonia is resident only in the southern tips of Texas and Florida, and is migratory northward rarely as far as Nebraska (Scott 1986), but ranges south to Peru and throughout the Antilles and Bahamas. Habitats are subtropical woods edges and scrub. Host plants are vine Passifloraceae, restricted to genus Passiflora. Eggs are laid on the host plant singly, or occasionally in clusters of 2-5. There are multiple flights all year in s. Fla, and Apr.1-Nov. 30 in s. Tex. (Scott 1986).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
606
With media
235
Family
Nymphalidae
Collections
CHAS, ALMNH, FB-UMSNH, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, Haiti, Costa Rica

Gallery (3)