Sara Longwing
Heliconius sara
Species Statistics
Lifespan
14 days
In Flight
19
Family
Nymphalidae
Subfamily
Heliconiinae
Geographic Range
North AmericaSouth America
Habitat & Behavior
The adults prefer rainforest habitats where they are usually found along forest edges or in the secondary growth vegitation.
Fun Facts
Fun Fact
The larvae feed on passion vines which have a variety of noxious chemicals in them so animals will not eat them. These larvae have found a way around the plants defenses,which allows them to process and store some of the compounds in their bodies making them and their adult forms poisonous to would be predators.