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Ova, Larva, Adult - Zebra Longwing - Heliconius charithonia
Copyright © 2013 Scott Nelson

Ova, Larva, Adult - Zebra Longwing - Heliconius charithonia

Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA
This photo might not belong here, but thought is might be good to post some stages together in a collage. I have an abundance of these in my yard. I will look for the pupa and update if found. The pencil tip is used for size reference. I think the eggs look like miniature ears of corn.
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Contributed by Scott Nelson on 11 July, 2013 - 8:21pm
Last updated 29 December, 2013 - 12:30am

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Very well done
Full-size would be better, but even at this size it's nice to see everything in one picture. It's easy to see the "corn-like" appearance of the eggs.
… Don Cadle, 30 August, 2013 - 6:40am login or register to post comments

One of the problems is that you get to see the 1600 pixel
image that you uploaded, while everyone else sees only a 560 pixel downsize. That makes all the individual images much smaller for the rest of us. If you post individual images, we can see each of them at 560 pixels - much more educational for us. If you like, post the individual images and we will thumblink them for you so you can see how it is done.
… john and jane balaban, 11 July, 2013 - 10:03pm login or register to post comments

BugGuide would actually prefer if you posted these
as a series of individual images, one stage per image and then linked them together with thumbnails. Collages are usually frassed.
… john and jane balaban, 11 July, 2013 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Not sure how to link.
I guess you will have to frass it. I have it for my own record. I would love to see more of these and would think it would be very educational to see them together like this.
… Scott Nelson, 11 July, 2013 - 8:46pm login or register to post comments

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