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Heliconius charithonia, the zebra longwing or zebra heliconian, is a species of butterfly belonging to the subfamily Heliconiinae of the family Nymphalidae. [2] [3] It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae. The boldly striped black and white wing pattern is aposematic, warning off predators.
Zebra longwing (state butterfly) Heliconius charitonius: 1996 [13] Georgia: European honey bee (state insect) Apis mellifera: 1975 [14] Eastern tiger swallowtail (state butterfly) Papilio glaucus: 1988 [15] Hawaii: Kamehameha butterfly: Vanessa tameamea: 2009 [16] Idaho: Monarch butterfly: Danaus plexippus: 1992 [17] Illinois: Monarch butterfly ...
Heliconius atthis Doubleday, 1847 – Atthis longwing or false zebra longwing; Heliconius besckei Ménétriés, 1857; Heliconius burneyi (Hübner, 1816) – Burney's longwing; Heliconius charithonia (Linnaeus, 1767) – zebra longwing; Heliconius chestertonii (Hewitson, 1872) Heliconius clysonymus Latreille, 1817 – Clysonymus longwing ...
The Heliconiinae, commonly called heliconians or longwings, are a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They can be divided into 45–50 genera and were sometimes treated as a separate family Heliconiidae within the Papilionoidea. The colouration is predominantly reddish and black, and though of varying wing shape, the ...
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In its adult form, the gulf fritillary is a medium-sized butterfly that has extended forewings and a wingspan range of 6.5 to 9.5 cm. This butterfly exhibits sexual dimorphism as females are typically distinctively larger in size than males. The underside of the wings is brown and speckled with silvery white dots.
Heliconius atthis, the false zebra longwing or Atthis longwing, is a species of Heliconius butterfly. It is endemic to western Ecuador and the Tumbes National Reserve in Northern Peru. [1] Is a mimic of the zebra longwing (Heliconius charithonia).
Zebra Longwing butterflies (Heliconius charitonius) sleeping in a nocturnal communal roost. Communal roosting has also been well documented among insects, particularly butterflies. The passion-vine butterfly (Heliconius erato) is known to form nocturnal roosts, typically comprising four individuals. It is believed that these roosts deter ...