Color photographs

This frame contains 13 butterflies, all are Zebra Longwing. Zebra longwings are medium-sized butterflies with elongated wings. The upper surface of the wings is black with several bold, narrow yellow stripes. The wings below have a similar pattern, but are paler in color and have several small red spots near the body. They cannot be confused with any other Florida butterfly. Adults have a wingspan range of 72 to 100 mm. The sexes are similar.

Upperside is orange and black, resembling the Monarch, except the Viceroy has a black line across the hindwing and a single row of white dots in the black marginal band.

Dorsal view is orange with 3 thin black lines. Tip of forewing is elongated. Hindwing has long dagger-like tails. Underside is mottled brown and black, resembling a dead leaf.

The dorsal wing surfaces of the butterfly are black with a striking diagonal yellow bar across the forewings. The underside wing surfaces are primarily yellow, with brown banding and some blue, bordered by brown submarginal markings.

The blue morpho butterfly’s wings are bright blue, edged with black and brown. The blue morpho is among the largest butterflies in the world, with wings spanning from five to eight inches. Their vivid, iridescent blue coloring is a result of the microscopic scales on the backs of their wings, which reflect light. The underside of the morpho’s wings, on the other hand, is a dull brown color with many eyespots.