Longwing
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Brown Longwing (Postman Longwing) ~ Heliconius hecale, of Costa Rica. / !
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A Zebra Longwing Butterfly, Heliconius charitonius. The Zebra Longwing is common across the country. They have an exceptional lifespan. Several months is not uncommon as compared to a week or two for most butterflies. Zebras have a range from South America, Central America, Mexico, parts of the lower coastal Southeast and Florida. Not much of a strayer or migrator, Zebras have on rare occasion been spotted in the Midwest. The zebra longwing butterfly caterpillars eat the leaves of passion flowers. The passion flower contains a toxin that gives the zebra longwing an unpleasant taste and makes it poisonous to predators. The butterfly drinks the nectar of a wide range of flowers. When it is disturbed, the zebra longwing butterfly makes a creaking sound by wiggling its body. At night, large groups will roost together on tree limbs. They return to the same roost night after night. / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- 2009 BUTTERFLIES CALENDAR / / / / / / Or a T-Shirt to go along with /
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Cydno Longwing butterfly / Macro IMPORTANT © COPYRIGHT NOTICE / The work contained in my gallery is copyrighted ©Rock Mollica. All rights reserved. My work may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or uploaded in any form without my written permission. My work does not belong to the public domain. The sole exclusion is use of thumbnails within the redbubble community and limited to the redbubble website. Any individual, corporation, corporate entity, website or webhost knowingly or unknowlingly involved in activity contributing to the copyright infringement of my work will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Criminal penalty and monetary damages will be sought. If you see an image or written work of mine posted elsewhere please notify me.
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Swallowtail butterfly from Africa…... (-:
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A fun little Zebra Longwing Butterfly has his own built-in nite lite..heehee…
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I can’t identify precisely what kind of butterfly this is, but I believe it belongs to a group loosely classified as longwings. I photographed this lovely little creature at the Cockrell Butterfly Center in Houston, Texas.
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A collection of some of my favourite butterfly photo creations from this year.
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A Zebra Longwing Butterfly, Heliconius charitonius. The Zebra Longwing is common across the country. They have an exceptional lifespan. Several months is not uncommon as compared to a week or two for most butterflies. Zebras have a range from South America, Central America, Mexico, parts of the lower coastal Southeast and Florida. Not much of a strayer or migrator, Zebras have on rare occasion been spotted in the Midwest. The zebra longwing butterfly caterpillars eat the leaves of passion flowers. The passion flower contains a toxin that gives the zebra longwing an unpleasant taste and makes it poisonous to predators. The butterfly drinks the nectar of a wide range of flowers. When it is disturbed, the zebra longwing butterfly makes a creaking sound by wiggling its body. At night, large groups will roost together on tree limbs. They return to the same roost night after night. / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- 2009 BUTTERFLIES CALENDAR / / / / / / Or a T-Shirt to go along with /
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Variegated Fritillary ~ Euptoieta claudia (Cramer, 1776) Canon EOS 30D SLR Featured in the group “Insects, Bugs, & Creepy Crawlies” Attributes of Euptoieta claudia Family: Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) Subfamily: Longwings (Heliconiinae) Identification: Upperside tawny orange with thick dark veins and markings; black spots near margin. Hindwing margin angled and slightly scalloped. Underside of hindwing with a mottled pattern and no silver spots. Life history: Males patrol short distances in flat, dry, open places. Eggs are laid singly on host plant stems and leaves; caterpillars eat leaves and flowers. Flight: Three broods from April-October in the north, four broods from February or March-November or December in the south. Wing span: 1 3/4 – 3 1/8 inches (4.5 – 8 cm). Caterpillar hosts: A variety of plants in several families including maypops (Passiflora incarnata), may apple (Podophyllum peltata), violets (Viola), purslane (Portulaca), stonecrop (Sedum), and moonseed (Menispermum). Adult food: Nectar from several plant species including butterflyweed, common milkweed, dogbane, peppermint, red clover, swamp milkweed, and tickseed sunflower. Habitat: Open sunny areas such as prairies, fields, pastures, road edges, landfills. Range: Higher elevations of Argentina through Central America and Mexico to the southern United States; also Cuba and Jamaica. Regularly colonizes north through most of the United States except the Pacific Northwest. Conservation: Not required. An occasional minor pest of ornamental pansies and violets. NatureServe Global Status: G5 – Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
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A Zebra Longwing Butterfly, Heliconius charitonius. The Zebra Longwing is common across the country. They have an exceptional lifespan. Several months is not uncommon as compared to a week or two for most butterflies. Zebras have a range from South America, Central America, Mexico, parts of the lower coastal Southeast and Florida. Not much of a strayer or migrator, Zebras have on rare occasion been spotted in the Midwest. The zebra longwing butterfly caterpillars eat the leaves of passion flowers. The passion flower contains a toxin that gives the zebra longwing an unpleasant taste and makes it poisonous to predators. The butterfly drinks the nectar of a wide range of flowers. When it is disturbed, the zebra longwing butterfly makes a creaking sound by wiggling its body. At night, large groups will roost together on tree limbs. They return to the same roost night after night. / Shot in Santa Barbara, California. Nikon D70 / nikkor 60mm macro / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- 2009 BUTTERFLIES CALENDAR Consider these images as companions / / / / / Or a T-Shirt to go along with /
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This Doris Longwing Butterfly is part of a family of brightly colorful butterflies, including dark blue and brillinat red and white. / / /
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Butterfly – Gerard Danyel You can hear this song on this link Butterfly English Version You are bright, as a night, full of moon / Butterfly, you have left, much too soon you have found, you have wings, / and now you wish to fly / please don’t go, oh please don’t say goodbye Butterfly, my butterfly, / though i know, you must be free / Butterfly, don’t flutter by, / stay, a little while with me in your mind, there’s someone far away / and you’ll miss, all the fun, if you stay / you believe that love is elsewhere to be found / but you’re wrong, it’s here / just look around Butterfly, my butterfly, / though i know, you must be free / Butterfly, don’t flutter by, / stay, a little while with me look around, look around, / and you’ll see / better loved, than by me, you won’t be / and if, you fly away, you’ll break my heart in two / please don’t go, I’m so in love with you Butterfly, my butterfly, / though i know, you must be free / Butterfly, don’t flutter by, / stay, a little while with me I see this great butterfly in the Butterfly Valley in Luttelgeest, Provence Flevoland, The Netherlands. Sara Longwing.
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The beauty and grace of a Tiger Longwing (Heliconius hecale) butterfly balancing itself on this red flower. I tried to look up the name of the flower, but could not find it.
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A Postman Lomgwing butterfly (Heliconius melpomene) sunning himself on some leaves.
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If you have a Butterfly Pavilion in your area I highly recommend a visit. It really is like going to the spa. A real escape from the stress and anxiety of the workplace. You are surrounded by beauty. It is so entertaining to watch the little kids, the look of wonder in their eyes will surely put a smile on your face. /
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Zebra Heliconian ~ Heliconius charithonia (Linnaeus, 1767) / Family: Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) Subfamily: Longwings (Heliconiinae) Identification: Wings long and narrow; black with narrow yellow stripes. Life history: Males patrol for females, and are also attracted to female chrysalids. A male will wait on the chrysalis and mate with the female as she is about to emerge. He then deposits on her abdomen a chemical than repels other males. Eggs are laid in groups of 5-15 on leaf buds or leaves of the host plant; caterpillars feed at night on leaves. Adults roost communally in groups of 25-30 individuals. Flight: All year in South Texas and southern Florida, wanders north during warmer months. Wing span: 2 3/4 – 4 inches (7 – 10.1 cm). Caterpillar hosts: Passion-vines including Passiflora suberosa, P. lutea, and P. affinis. Adult food: Flower nectar and pollen, which are gathered on a set foraging route or “trap-line”. Favorite plants include lantana and shepherd’s needle. Habitat: Tropical hammocks, moist forests, edges, fields. Range: South America north through Central America, West Indies, and Mexico to South Texas and peninsular Florida. Occasional immigrant north to New Mexico, Nebraska, and South Carolina. Conservation: Not usually required, but habitat for permanent populations is limited in South Texas. NatureServe Global Status: G5 – Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
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This is Florida’s State Butterfly. Even though I have seen numerous Zebra Longwings in various areas in Florida, this one was taken today 05/16, while visiting a Butterfly Greenhouse in downtown Ft. Myers, FL., with Kathy, Gina and Isa on our monthy Redbubble group aka, Florida Sunshine State group. It was a wonderful day with lots of fun. The Zebra Longwing is usually found in Hardwood hammocks, deep woods and gardens with a lot of wild flowers. Image taken with my Nikon Coolpix P80 camera and cropped.
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A Tiger Longwing butterfly (Heliconius hecale) resting on an orange flower.
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This is the state butterfly of Florda, it is an interesting butterfly with some unusual habits. They roost at night in communal roosts and are very long-lived for a butterfly, they always look to me like optical illusions when they fly.
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The Sara Longwing (Heliconius sara) is a species of neotropical heliconiid butterfly found from Mexico to the Amazon Basin and southern Brazil. See at the Wiiliamson Park Butterfly house, Lancaster. Nikon D80 – Sigma 105mm DG Macro lens
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Ismenius Longwing (Heliconius isemenius) seen at Williamson Park, Lancaster, UK. Nikon D80 – Sigma 105 DG Macro lens at f/5
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