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Wetenschappelijk: Erithacus rubecula

Scientific name: Erithacus rubecula

When climbing up the river bank in the Mjällådalen nature reserve near Härnösand, Sweden, my son and I almost stepped on this small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene), known as the silver-bordered fritillary in North America.

It was cool with us though and stayed on top of its flower and allowed me to photograph it both with the wings up and down and we left it still sitting on the flower when we were done.

Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53025049224/

Part 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53091069551/

I took a Butterfly Photography class sponsored by Desert Botanical Garden and taught by Joanne West. I learned a lot and practiced a lot. I really feel that I had improved significantly by the end of the class.
We had a classroom presentation followed by private hands-on practice in the Butterfly Pavilion.

I believe this is a Zebra longwing butterfly. Any corrections will be appreciated. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliconius_charithonia
Heliconius charithonia, the zebra longwing or zebra heliconian, is a species of butterfly belonging to the subfamily Heliconiinae of the family Nymphalidae.[2][3] It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae. The boldly striped black and white wing pattern is aposematic, warning off predators. It is the state butterfly of Florida.
The caterpillars are white with black spots and have numerous black spikes along their body. Adult butterflies are monomorphic of medium size with long wings. On the dorsal side, the wings are black with narrow white and yellow stripes, with a similar pattern on the ventral side, but paler and with red spots. The wingspan ranges from 72 to 100 mm.[5]

Desert Botanical Garden has an incredible collection of plants and cacti arranged in a beautiful park setting.
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dbg.org/visit/butterfly-pavilion/

"Think the desert is all dirt and tumbleweeds? Think again. Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cactus, trees and flowers from all around the world spread across 55 acres in Phoenix, Arizona."

Desert Botanical Garden
DBG Butterfly class

Blooms & Butterflies - Franklin Park Conservatory & Botanical Gardens - Columbus, OH

Heliconius hecali

Zebra Longwing Butterfly

This beauty which almost looks like it is hovering when you can't see the legs is known as a Sara longwing (Heliconius sara), one of the quite many butterflies which feed on the leaves of the passionflower.

In fact, they have a bit of an arms race going there. The plants developed poison which killed the caterpillars eating the leaves - until they came up with a way to not only be immune to the poison, but in fact store it within themselves, making the caterpillars in turn poisonous.

Caterpillars are no strangers to eating other butterfly eggs so female butterflies are hesitant to lay eggs on leaves which already have eggs on them as those, with a head start, will hatch before their batch and thus most likely eat newer eggs. This fact has led to the pasion flowers having leaves with little dimples on them - which look like eggs and thereby fooling the butterflies that leaf is already taken and therefore looking elsewhere for a spot for their eggs.

Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52751931220/

Part 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52760545555/

Part 3 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52819370073/

From the "Butterflies in Space" butterfly show at Krohn Conservatory, Eden Park, summer 2024.

Jenny Pansing photos

From the "Butterflies in Space" butterfly show at Krohn Conservatory, Eden Park.

I believe this is a subspecies of the Tiger Longwing. ID help always appreciated.

Jenny Pansing photos

Doris Longwing butterfly
SOAR
South Coast Botanic Garden
Palos Verdes Estates, CA

Originally entered into Jan/2025 contest on 1/11/2025

Zebra Longwing Butterfly sitting on a leaf.

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From the Butterfly show last summer at Krohn Conservatory--"Butterflies in Space". Doris Longwing


Jenny Pansing photos