Zebra Longwing
Heliconiuscharitonius
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Big Pine Key, Florida
Boca Raton, Florida
Brooksville, Florida(2 reports)
Cape Coral, Florida
Daytona Beach, Florida
Dunedin, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida(2 reports)
Hollywood, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida(4 reports)
Lakeland, Florida
Lutz, Florida(2 reports)
Merritt Island, Florida
Miami, Florida(3 reports)
Micanopy, Florida
Naples, Florida(2 reports)
Orlando, Florida(2 reports)
Palm Coast, Florida
Palm Harbor, Florida
Pompano Beach, Florida
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Sebastian, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Wauchula, Florida
West Palm Beach, Florida
Winter Springs, Florida
Arlington, Texas
Floresville, Texas
Granbury, Texas
Los Fresnos, Texas
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fixerupper
Pompano Beach, FL |
March 2017 |
Positive
This state butterfly of Florida also happens to be my favorite local butterfly. I am fortunate enough to have a colony of these in my backyard. They love my jatropha. They stick around because I have a nice semi-shaded area where they like to roost for the night. I will be planting some passiflora soon to have a host plant as well.
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Fvsh118
Hollywood, FL |
February 2017 |
Positive
We have a passion flower vine in the backyard covered in zebra long wings. However, we also have an azalea bush in the front which stays covered with these guys. For a long time, I just thought the Azalea was a nectar plant and didn't pay much attention. I've never heard it being a host plant for a zebra. Then one day as I got looking closer, I saw for the zebra all bets were off.
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AFinSD
San Diego, CA |
January 2016 |
Positive
I saw this butterfly at the "Butterflies Alive" enclosed butterfly exhibit at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, CA. (although it is now called "Butterflies: Winged Wonders").
Butterflies are my favorite insect and I had a wonderful experience.
If you happen to be in the Palm Desert area, I highly recommend visiting. Here is a link to their website:
http://www.livingdesert.org
Butterflies are my favorite insect and I had a wonderful experience.
If you happen to be in the Palm Desert area, I highly recommend visiting. Here is a link to their website:
http://www.livingdesert.org