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[NG] Nature - Zebra Longwing
Subject: [NG] Nature - Zebra Longwing
Poster: Phoby (phoby@notmyphoto.com)
Zebra Longwing.jpg
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.


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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

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Zebra Longwing Butterfly (Heliconius charitonius)

Longwing butterfly
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