Did you know that Florida has a state butterfly? In 1996, Gov. Lawton Chiles designated the Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charitonius) as Florida’s official state butterfly. This butterfly is found in ...

It’s always a treat to spot Zebra Longwing butterflies (Heliconius charithonia). These exotic-looking insects are common in Mexico and Central America, and they’re found year-round in parts of Texas ...

It’s butterfly season at Springs Preserve. Butterflies including the blue morpho, zebra longwing and banded orange longwing will flutter through fragrant flowers at the annual spring butterfly habitat ...

Many Floridians know that the sabal palmetto, also known as sabal or cabbage palm, is the state tree, and that the orange blossom is our state flower.But did you know we have a state butterfly?In ...

Sandy Jespersen wasn't looking for a rare butterfly. She was seeking shade from the hot sun at Brazos Bend State Park where she works as a volunteer. She headed for the canopy of trees at the ...

Mike Malloy Underside of the zebra longwing. Mike Malloy Zebra longwing butterfly. The Zebra longwing (Heliconius charitonius) are easy to recognize, not only by its slow, floating and sometimes ...

The one great thing about living in Florida is that we can enjoy our gardens longer throughout the year than most gardeners. And with a garden come butterflies, and if I am not mistaken, I was buzzed ...

Male zebra longwing butterfly vision sticks to a duller pallette, perhaps for mating reasons. The genes that explain this may help unlock how differences between sexes evolve. By Veronique Greenwood ...

The zebra longwing is Florida's state butterfly. (Did you know that we had a state butterfly? Harry the Heron didn't.) These butterflies are native to Florida and other tropical areas. They are ...

WINTER HAVEN — Move over swans. Here come the butterflies. The city of Lakeland has gotten a lot of mileage out of adopting the swan as a municipal symbol and spreading ceramic swan statues across the ...