Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Zebra Longwing

Heliconius charithonia

Spanish: Cebra

Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia)
Photographed by ale-and on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Heliconius charithonia, the zebra longwing or zebra heliconian, is a species of butterfly belonging to the subfamily Heliconiinae of the family Nymphalidae. The boldly striped black and white wing pattern is aposematic, warning off predators.

TaxonomyInsecta › Lepidoptera › Nymphalidae
Local records43 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records31,833 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2025 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/heliconius-charithonia/, updated 2026-10-18. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.