Zebra Longwing

Where to see

Zebra Longwing

Heliconius charithonia

Los Haitises National Park leads · 14 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Zebra Longwing during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~50%
2 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
3 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
4 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
5 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
~30%
6 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
7 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
8 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
9 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~20%
10 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
11 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
12 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
13 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
14 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Zebra Longwing?

Los Haitises National Park

In Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Zebra Longwing sighting on a given day, the highest of the 14 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Zebra Longwing?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January in Los Haitises National Park (about 70%), March, July–August, October and December in Big Cypress National Preserve (about 40%) and October in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Zebra Longwing on a given day. Each park's Zebra Longwing page has the full month-by-month chart.