Genus

Longwings and Heliconians

Heliconius

19 species in our catalog · found in 57 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyNymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
GenusHeliconius (Longwings and Heliconians)

Species in this group

Heliconius erato

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Heliconius charithonia

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Heliconius ismenius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Heliconius clysonymus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Heliconius numatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Heliconius cydno

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Heliconius ethilla

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Heliconius doris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Heliconius sara

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Heliconius hecale

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Heliconius hortense

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Heliconius sapho

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Heliconius aliphera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Heliconius hecalesia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Heliconius pachinus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Heliconius hewitsoni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Heliconius melpomene

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Heliconius wallacei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Heliconius burneyi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Longwings and Heliconians

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	4 of 19	~70%
	Ismenius Tiger			~30%
	Cydno Longwing			~30%
	Doris Longwing			~30%
	Heliconius sapho			~20%
2	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	7 of 19	~70%
	Tiger Longwing			~20%
	Red Postman			~20%
	Doris Longwing			~20%
	Cydno Longwing			~10%
	Sara Longwing			~10%
	Heliconius sapho			~10%
	Ismenius Tiger			~10%
3	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	9 of 19	~70%
	Sara Longwing			~30%
	Cydno Longwing			~20%
	Tiger Longwing			~20%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Postman			~10%
	Five-Spotted Heliconian			~10%
	Heliconius aliphera			~10%
	Doris Longwing			~10%
	Zebra Longwing			~10%
4	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	9 of 19	~70%
	Doris Longwing			~20%
	Red Postman			~20%
	Sara Longwing			~10%
	Numata Longwing			~10%
	Wallace's Longwing			~10%
	Tiger Longwing			~10%
	Postman			~10%
	Heliconius burneyi			~10%
	Heliconius aliphera			~10%
5	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5 of 19	~70%
	Doris Longwing			~30%
	Pachinus Longwing			~20%
	Hewitson's Longwing			~20%
	Ismenius Tiger			~20%
	Tiger Longwing			~20%
6	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	3 of 19	~60%
	Red Postman			~40%
	Ethilia Longwing			~30%
	Heliconius aliphera			~20%
7	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	5 of 19	~60%
	Ismenius Tiger			~20%
	Zebra Longwing			~20%
	Tiger Longwing			~20%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Five-Spotted Heliconian			~10%
8	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5 of 19	~60%
	Red Postman			~30%
	Cydno Longwing			~20%
	Sara Longwing			~20%
	Clysonymus Longwing			~10%
	Doris Longwing			~10%
9	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 19	~60%
	Red Postman			~60%
10	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5 of 19	~60%
	Cydno Longwing			~20%
	Red Postman			~20%
	Sara Longwing			~10%
	Five-Spotted Heliconian			~10%
	Tiger Longwing			~10%
11	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 19	~60%
	Red Postman			~30%
	Ethilia Longwing			~20%
	Heliconius aliphera			~20%
12	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	8 of 19	~60%
	Clysonymus Longwing			~30%
	Tiger Longwing			~10%
	Zebra Longwing			~10%
	Five-Spotted Heliconian			~10%
	Red Postman			<5%
	Cydno Longwing			<5%
	Sara Longwing			<5%
	Postman			<5%
13	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	8 of 19	~50%
	Doris Longwing			~10%
	Tiger Longwing			~10%
	Cydno Longwing			~10%
	Ismenius Tiger			~10%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Zebra Longwing			~10%
	Sara Longwing			~10%
	Five-Spotted Heliconian			~10%
14	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3 of 19	~50%
	Numata Longwing			~30%
	Doris Longwing			~20%
	Postman			~20%
15	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	6 of 19	~50%
	Ismenius Tiger			~20%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Doris Longwing			~10%
	Tiger Longwing			~10%
	Pachinus Longwing			~10%
	Hewitson's Longwing			~10%
16	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 19	~50%
	Zebra Longwing			~50%
17	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 19	~50%
	Cydno Longwing			~20%
	Red Postman			~20%
	Sara Longwing			~20%
18	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 19	~40%
	Cydno Longwing			~30%
	Ismenius Tiger			~10%
	Tiger Longwing			~10%
19	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 19	~40%
	Red Postman			~40%
20	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5 of 19	~40%
	Tiger Longwing			~10%
	Ismenius Tiger			~10%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Pachinus Longwing			~10%
	Zebra Longwing			~10%
21	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	9 of 19	~40%
	Clysonymus Longwing			~10%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Doris Longwing			~10%
	Zebra Longwing			~10%
	Sara Longwing			<5%
	Pachinus Longwing			<5%
	Tiger Longwing			<5%
	Five-Spotted Heliconian			<5%
	Heliconius aliphera			<5%
22	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 19	~40%
	Zebra Longwing			~30%
	Five-Spotted Heliconian			~20%
23	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 19	~40%
	Ismenius Tiger			~20%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Tiger Longwing			~10%
	Sara Longwing			~10%
24	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 19	~40%
	Hewitson's Longwing			~20%
	Ismenius Tiger			~10%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Tiger Longwing			~10%
25	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	5 of 19	~40%
	Doris Longwing			~10%
	Sara Longwing			~10%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Heliconius aliphera			~10%
	Numata Longwing			~10%
26	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4 of 19	~40%
	Doris Longwing			~10%
	Numata Longwing			~10%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Wallace's Longwing			~10%
27	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 19	~30%
	Ethilia Longwing			~20%
	Sara Longwing			~20%
28	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 19	~30%
	Clysonymus Longwing			~30%
29	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	~30%
	Zebra Longwing			~30%
30	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 19	~30%
	Red Postman			~30%
31	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 19	~30%
	Zebra Longwing			~30%
32	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 19	~30%
	Tiger Longwing			~20%
	Ismenius Tiger			~10%
33	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	~30%
	Zebra Longwing			~30%
34	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 19	~30%
	Zebra Longwing			~30%
35	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 19	~30%
	Red Postman			~20%
	Cydno Longwing			~10%
36	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 19	~30%
	Zebra Longwing			~30%
37	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 19	~20%
	Zebra Longwing			~20%
38	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 19	~20%
	Mexican Longwing			~20%
39	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 19	~20%
	Clysonymus Longwing			~10%
	Pachinus Longwing			~10%
40	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 19	~20%
	Red Postman			~20%
41	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 19	~20%
	Tiger Longwing			~10%
	Red Postman			~10%
42	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 19	~20%
	Zebra Longwing			~20%
43	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 19	~20%
	Tiger Longwing			~20%
44	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	~20%
	Zebra Longwing			~20%
45	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 19	~20%
	Clysonymus Longwing			~10%
	Cydno Longwing			~10%
	Ismenius Tiger			~10%
	Red Postman			~10%
46	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 19	~20%
	Zebra Longwing			~20%
47	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~20%
	Red Postman			~20%
48	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 19	~20%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Cydno Longwing			~10%
49	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 19	~20%
	Zebra Longwing			~20%
50	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 19	~20%
	Zebra Longwing			~20%
51	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 19	~20%
	Clysonymus Longwing			~20%
52	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~20%
	Ethilia Longwing			~20%
53	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 19	~10%
	Sara Longwing			~10%
	Ethilia Longwing			~10%
54	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 19	~10%
	Tiger Longwing			~10%
55	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 19	~10%
	Zebra Longwing			~10%
56	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 19	~10%
	Tiger Longwing			~10%
57	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 19	~10%
	Red Postman			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	7 of 19	~60%
	Zebra Longwing			~30%
	Tiger Longwing			~10%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Postman			~10%
	Heliconius aliphera			~10%
	Doris Longwing			~10%
	Ismenius Tiger			~10%
2	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	6 of 19	~50%
	Zebra Longwing			~20%
	Doris Longwing			~20%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Clysonymus Longwing			~10%
	Cydno Longwing			<5%
	Heliconius aliphera			<5%
3	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 19	~50%
	Zebra Longwing			~50%
4	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 19	~40%
	Ethilia Longwing			~20%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Heliconius aliphera			~10%
5	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 19	~40%
	Red Postman			~30%
	Ethilia Longwing			~10%
6	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2 of 19	~30%
	Zebra Longwing			~30%
	Mexican Longwing			~10%
7	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	~30%
	Zebra Longwing			~30%
8	Havana	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 19	~30%
	Zebra Longwing			~30%
9	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	4 of 19	~30%
	Ethilia Longwing			~10%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Sara Longwing			~10%
	Heliconius aliphera			<5%
10	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 19	~20%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Postman			~10%
11	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	3 of 19	~20%
	Zebra Longwing			~10%
	Tiger Longwing			~10%
	Ismenius Tiger			~10%
12	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 19	~20%
	Ethilia Longwing			~10%
	Sara Longwing			~10%
	Red Postman			~10%
13	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 19	~20%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Ethilia Longwing			~10%
	Sara Longwing			<5%
14	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 19	~20%
	Red Postman			~20%
15	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 19	~20%
	Ethilia Longwing			~10%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Sara Longwing			~10%
16	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2 of 19	~20%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Zebra Longwing			~10%
17	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 19	~20%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Ethilia Longwing			~10%
18	Niterói	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 19	~20%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Ethilia Longwing			~10%
19	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~20%
	Red Postman			~20%
20	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~20%
	Red Postman			~20%
21	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 19	~20%
	Zebra Longwing			~20%
22	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~20%
	Red Postman			~20%
23	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 19	~10%
	Red Postman			~10%
	Tiger Longwing			~10%
24	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 19	~10%
	Doris Longwing			~10%
25	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 19	~10%
	Zebra Longwing			~10%
26	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 19	~10%
	Red Postman			~10%
27	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~10%
	Sara Longwing			~10%
28	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	~10%
	Zebra Longwing			~10%
29	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~10%
	Red Postman			~10%
30	San Luis Potosí	🇲🇽 México	1 of 19	~10%
	Zebra Longwing			~10%
31	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 19	~10%
	Zebra Longwing			~10%
32	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~10%
	Red Postman			~10%
33	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 19	~10%
	Zebra Longwing			~10%
34	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~10%
	Red Postman			~10%
35	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	<5%
	Zebra Longwing			<5%
36	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 19	<5%
	Red Postman			<5%
37	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	<5%
	Zebra Longwing			<5%
38	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	<5%
	Zebra Longwing			<5%

Longwings and Heliconians

Species in this group

Red Postman

Zebra Longwing

Ismenius Tiger

Clysonymus Longwing

Numata Longwing

Cydno Longwing

Ethilia Longwing

Doris Longwing

Sara Longwing

Tiger Longwing

Mexican Longwing

Heliconius sapho

Heliconius aliphera

Five-Spotted Heliconian

Pachinus Longwing

Hewitson's Longwing

Postman

Wallace's Longwing

Heliconius burneyi

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Longwings and Heliconians

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked