Friday, December 21

Zebra longwing, Heliconius charithonia

zebra longwing, Heliconius charithonia
Zebra longwing, Heliconius charithonia often also spelled Heliconius charitonia
Heliconius charitonia
I was so excited to see this visitor circling below our back deck, the only Heliconius charithonia to visit in 12 years and I look everyday to see one come by.
Zebra longwing, Heliconius
And even more excited to see that the visitor was a "she" and she deposited a small cluster of golden eggs (center of photograph).

Caterpillar
Only one would survive to adulthood, but was a very health specimen indeed.


zebra longwing, Heliconius charithonia

White Caterpillar

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