James Dunbar / Timelapse of a Tiger longwing (Heliconius hecale) forming a chrysalis. Controlled conditions. Native to South and Central America.

James Christensen / False Zebra Longwing (Heliconius atthis) butterfly, Hacienda San Vicente, Mindo, Ecuador

Thomas Marent / Crimson-patched Longwing (Heliconius erato) butterfly, Colombia

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Butterfly {Heliconius erato amazona} Serra dos Carajas, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Blue grecian butterfly sucking water from soil {Heliconius wallacei} Brazil

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Passionvine Butterfly (Heliconius clysonimus) attempting to feed at Crucifix Orchid (Epidendrum radicans) the original mimics Lantana sp and Asclepias curassavica but provides no nectar

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Tiger Longwing (Heliconius hecale) butterfly at Lantana flowers, Costa Rica

Thomas Marent / Heliconius Butterfly (Heliconius heurippa), Santa Maria, Colombia

Rod Williams / Red or Small postman (Heliconius erato) feeding on milkweed, Central and South America.

Paul Bertner / Heliconius Butterfly (Heliconius sp) emerging from chrysalis, Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Angelo Gandolfi / Sara longwing (Heliconius sara fulgidus) on leaf. Corcovado National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site, Costa Rica. March.

Angelo Gandolfi / Red postman butterfly (Heliconius erato) (above) and Tiger longwing (Heliconius hecale) La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Costa Rica.