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Zebra Longwing

Heliconius charitonius

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Field Notes

Description:

Black and White striped butterfly with long wings drinking from the flowers on my Firebush

Habitat:

Deep shrubs, seems to like to fly in the shady areas of my garden. Flies rather slowly

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Comments (1)

Beautiful! Ive always wanted to photograph one of these, but they never stay stil long enough for me. Nice job!
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PublishedMarch 22, 2011

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