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.
Zebra Longwing in Mounts Botanical Gardens, West Palm Beach, FL
Butterfly by sharonissharing. VIEW ENCOUNTER
Emerging Ceraunus Blue Butterfly (Hemiargus ceraunus) in Central Florida ...
ZEBRA LONGWING BUTTERFLY
The Zebra Longwing is a small, black-and-yellow striped butterfly from warm areas.
Zebra Longwing feeding from a sage flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia ...
Visitors can also see beautiful zebra longwing, orange julia, and erato butterflies in our Pollinarium. more
This cam is online from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time everyday. Please check back during these hours to see the Microscope cam.
 See also: Zebra, Caterpillar, Swallow, Monarch, Moth
  
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