Query:
Heliconiinae
Result: 129
th
of 150
[NG] Nature - Zebra Longwing
Subject:
[NG] Nature - Zebra Longwing
Poster:
Phoby (phoby@notmyphoto.com)
Resolution: 1280x1024 File Size: 691594 Bytes Date: 2002:09:17 22:46:03 Upload Date: 2005:11:02 22:49:37
[NG] Nature -
Zebra Longwing
This is not my photo. Downloaded from a newsgroup. Just enjoy.
I don't know where this is from, since the original poster didn't show any copyright info either.
Comments
=========
The
zebra longwing
or
zebra heliconian
(
Heliconius charithonia
) is a species of
butterfly
belonging to the subfamily
Heliconiinae
of the family
Nymphalidae
. The boldly striped black and white wing pattern of this
butterfly
is aposematic, warning off predators.
Heliconius charithonia
is found in South America, Central America, the West Indies, Mexico, south Texas and peninsular Florida. Adults sometimes migrate north to New Mexico, South Carolina, and Nebraska during the warmer months.
Order:
Lepidoptera
> Family:
Nymphalidae
> Genus:
Heliconius
> Species:
Heliconius charithonia
Comments
Guest
Zebra Longwing Butterfly (Heliconius charitonius)
Heliconiinae
129/150
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