Heliconius charithonia

SPECIES

1. KingdomAnimalia
2. PhylumArthropoda
3. ClassInsecta
4. OrderLepidoptera
5. FamilyNymphalidae

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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Heliconius

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Heliconius charithonia, Mariposario de Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife, España, 2012-12-13, DD 04.jpg

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