Heliconius charithonia
Common name: Zebra Heliconian
Feeds on these plants:
Bidens ferulifolia
(sold as Yellow Empire)
Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii
Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)
Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)
Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)
Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’
Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)
Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)
Heliconius charithonia, the Zebra Heliconian, can be found in CA,AZ,NM,TX,WY,KS,NE,MO,LA,MS,AL,FL,SC,NC, and TN.
Favorite nectar plants include: Bidens, Salvia, and Tithonia
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Host plants:
Passiflora
PD images courtesy of
Nosferattus
and
Kaldari
CC 2.0 images courtesy of
James St. John
Bayer Tamayo
Gail Hampshire
and
Greg Mote
