By Veronique Greenwood Floating languorously through forests and jungles of the Americas, longwing butterflies have many secrets. The 30-odd species in this group include many mimics. The wing ...

Tiger longwings (Heliconius hecale), can be found in Central America and further south in the Amazon. They are part of the most important tropical butterfly group for the study of diversity and ...

Mostly they are silent fliers, capturing the attention of their own kind - and humans, too - with the vivid color of their wings. If only butterflies could talk. Maybe they can. A University of ...

A Zebra Longwing butterfly nectars on bright pink ... Featuring more than two dozen tropical butterfly species from Costa Rica, the immersive experience invites visitors to walk through a ...

During spring and summer, more than 30 species enjoy the tropical ... Common names for some of these butterflies are postman, giant owl, Julia longwing, zebra longwing, Grecian shoemaker, blue ...

White Peacock. All butterflies are insects and share many characteristics--yet each species is unique and has its own life story. Zebra Longwing. Flower nectar is the food source for many adult ...

Hurricane Ian impacted many of Florida’s beautiful and unique species. One of them, the Zebra Longwing Butterfly, virtually disappeared from the area after the storm. At the Tom Allen Memorial ...

Mating between different species has often been considered an evolutionary dead end, but a study in longwing butterflies suggests that such hybridization could underlie the origins of a new species.