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 ...

One of them, the Zebra Longwing Butterfly, virtually disappeared from the area after the storm. At the Tom Allen Memorial Butterfly House, six Zebra Longwing Butterflies were released back into the ...

On a wooded hillside along the banks of the Allegheny River, Gabrielle Marsden brushed up against an oblong leaf: Asimina triloba. The American pawpaw.The deciduous tree bears North America’s largest ...

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 ...

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 ...

A zebra's stripes, a seashell's spirals, a butterfly's wings: these are all examples of patterns in nature. The formation of patterns is a puzzle for mathematicians and biologists alike. How does the ...

What Does a Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly Look Like? The zebra swallowtail butterfly is boldly zebra striped in black and white with red accents. Wings have bold black stripes on a white or teal-white ...

A zebra longwing butterfly is native to North America, and one of the 324 species studied to understand population decline. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...