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I thought you would enjoy having these butterfly photos I took while on vacation in Pennsylvania. Attached are photos of (what I believe to be) mating Silver-spotted Skippers, a Great Spangled Fritillary and a Zebra Heliconian. Enjoy! If I mis-classified them…my apologies. Thanks for the great site!
Kristin
Mechanicsburg area, PA

Hi Kristin,
Your identifications are all correct, and we are very happy to post your images of the mating Silver Spotted Skippers and the Zebra Longwing.  Please explain the Zebra sighting.  This species is found in Florida and the southern states, and to the best of our knowledge, it does not stray north.  Perhaps it caught a ride on Hurricane Ike.  Please write back and verify that the Zebra Longwing was spotted in Pennsylvania, and clarify that it was in the wild and not in a butterfly exhibit.

Hi Daniel!
I’m sorry, I should have specified that! The Skippers & Fritillary were photographed in the wild and the Zebra Heliconian was photographed in the butterfly pavilion exhibit at Hershey Gardens in Hershey, PA. I also have a pic of a Common Buckeye that I photographed in the butterfly pavilion. I went ahead and attached it, in case you wanted to post that for others’ identification purposes.
Thanks again and have a great week,
Kristin

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1. Zebra Longwing Metamorphosis and Mating, and possibly early instar Caterpillar (2007-06-29)
2. Zebra Longwing Metamorphosis and Mating, and Julia Caterpillar (2007-06-29)
3. Silver Spotted Skipper Caterpillar (2008-09-21)
4. Zebra Longwing and Bordered Patch (2008-01-18)
5. Mating Zebra Swallowtails (2008-05-04)