Zebra Longwing Heliconius charitonius
The zebra longwing butterfly has long, narrow wings. Its wings are black with light yellow zebra-like stripes. It has long black antennae. The zebra longwing butterfly begins mating right after it emerges from its chrysalis. The female lays five to fifteen eggs on the leaves of passion flower vines. The caterpillar has a white body with long black spines and a yellow head. If weather conditions are right, the zebra longwing butterfly can go from egg to butterfly in a little over three weeks.
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Location: long island new york
Photo credit: © Ricardo de Masi / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: arthropoda, beautiful, butterfly, charitonius, class:, flowers, heliconius, insecta, lepi, longwing, order:, phylum:, zebra
