The Secret Love Life of the Zebra Longwing Butterfly
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2018
- Florida's state butterfly is famous for its striking striped pattern, but did you know how aggressive its males are when it comes to mating? They use an uncommon strategy to ensure the exclusivity of their mates. Explore the biology of this wonderful creature from pupal mating to chemical defense in this video by the Florida Museum of Natural History.
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Videography and research: Andrei Sourakov
Narration: Amy Hester
Production: Rose Roberts
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I have 35 ft of corky stem Passion flower and so far I have gotten 55 eggs!
Ms Tallyhoe thats Awesome, I've got a Passion Flower Tree planted around my Oak Tree but cannot grow because one Catapillar eats all the Leaves heeheehee
Will they also mate AFTER coming out of chrysalis? I raise them in a cage and then let them go after emerging and after their wings dry. So I'd like to know if i am interfering with mating.
We asked our scientist Andrei Sourakov who responded: "I have not observed females mating outside of the pupae. In this species, normally males are patrolling pupae and mating happens when female is still in the pupal stage."
@@FloridaMuseum I was suspicious that this was so because after I released about 30 of them I did not get the shower of new eggs I was expecting. This time, after they go in chrysalis, I will pin them up outside and see what happens.
I have a big population of Zebras but they seem very territorial they don’t allow my Monarch butterfly to stay they fight constantly and also with the Julia’s.🦋
I have seen ONE this year. I am grieving. I have host plants ready but no butterflies.
I get hundreds of them in my yard they like shade
@@cameroonkendrick6312 Where are you? I'm near Naples. I had three today, which was reassuring. Lots of frittilaries this year, good number of monarchs.
@@richiejohnson I’m in Boynton, we get zebra long wings, Julia’s, atalas, and other things. They only lay eggs only on plants in the shade.
I got to Take a Pic of These Butterflies Mating.,,,, I raise Monarch Butterflies, but I have alot of Zebra Butterflies in my back yard Love Butterflies.
I have some passion vine, but I am not seeing the butterflies. I have the purple and white passion vine in front. In the back I have corkstem. I see plenty of gulf fritillaries in front, but the back nothing. I live in Jacksonville FL.
Maybe is just because thay are not interested in that passion vine yet,i have like 7 species in Guatemala and the Dione Juno is only going to the back yard because they are interested in that one the same with Gulf Fritillary
JuanchGames_YT I only see gulf fritillary butterflies no zebras though but I did buy caterpillars and they eat my vines
Hi Lauren ... I think it could be that these butterflies all have certain types of Passion Vine that they prefer over others. In my yard, for example, I have a HUGE vine of a Red Passion Flower, and just a few feet away from it is a slow-growing Blue Passion Flower Vine that was just a fraction of the size of the Red Passion Vine, but the Gulf Fritillary Butterflies clearly preferred that skimpy little vine and only laid their eggs there until all their caterpillars had totally defoliated it within a couple of months. ONLY THEN did the GFs pay any attention to the Red Passion Vine, and now that it's the ONLY source of food for the caterpillars, the butterflies are basically forced into laying their eggs there. So it seems that, IF GIVEN A CHOICE between different species of Passion Vines, they'll show a preference for one species over another. Could be that, just like us, they have their "favorite foods." :-)
Also, I've read that the Monarchs prefer certain species of Milkweed over other species, and it's been shown that the preferred species contain certain substances that actually benefit their health by providing immunity to some diseases. So it's possible that different species of Passion Vines may also contain more of certain substances that are beneficial for the different species of butterflies that use them, and so they'll choose those vines over the other available vines.
Well, if there are no Zebra Longwings that are inhabitating your current area at the time, it may be a while before you start to see them.
I live in Georgia and here we have Zebra Longwings, but I am just now seeing them flying around a lot despite living here all my life.
I've rlly only seen Gulf Fritillaries in the past.
My first time seeing a Zebra Longwing was about 3 summers ago, and I haven't seen anymore since then until about 1 month ago.
Once they find the hostplants they need in your area, they'll start to build populations ♥️
@@lepidlover0557 It is my understanding the the passion vine in a sunny location attracts Gulf Fritillarys but in the shade attracts the Zebra Long wing. I have the vine on a long fence that goes from shade to sun and I have seen this happen.