First thanks Sherry & Mary,so good to see you posting
For another season,and Mary I am in AL close to the
Florida line.Also, my "comments" bar is still not working!
Last Fall I had a Zebra Longwing in my yard and it mainly
Visited my tall Lantana bushes still in bloom.

I had never seen this species before,and I was cautious
In approaching it because I did not want to spook it; the
Butterfly seemed shy. I found some very nice pictures of
One in BRUSHFOOTS section of my new book of AL butterflies.
One 4" by 5" photo was shot from the side and showed
The pollen-coated proboscis as well as the long legs of the butterfly as it sat on a leaf.
These are very "leggy" butterflies!
I also learned this:
Adults manufacture poisons within their bodies(this is in
Addition to the eating the poisonous passion-flowers)
Their pollen-eating as well as nectar-drinking gives them
Protein which extends their lives as long as 6 months.
In Alabama they favor stands of Yellow Passion-flowers.
Chrysalides are very weird-looking!
They extend into Alabama's southern counties.

There is more concerning these interesting butterflies,
But that is just a few things(after all they are new to me)
And I want to attract them to my various butterfly gardens!

One thing,though, one photo showing the Damselfly-like
Span of the long wings also showed the Zebra seated
On Beggerticks!
I could just see those things all stuck in the sickle hairs
Of my Schnauzer's legs!

DD