Zebra longwing
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| phylum | Arthropoda | The species is distributed across South and Central America and as far north as southern Texas and peninsular Florida; there are migrations north into other American states in the warmer months.
The caterpillars are white with black spots and have numerous black spikes along their body. Adult butterflies are monomorphic of medium size with long wings. On the dorsal side, the wings are black with narrow white and yellow stripes, with a similar pattern on the ventral side, but paler and with red spots. The wingspan ranges from 72 to 100 mm. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Brush-footed butterflies |
| Class | Insecta | |
| order | Lepidoptera | |
| family | Nymphalidae | |
| genus | Heliconius | |
| species | H. charithonia |
