This beautiful tropical butterfly has been recorded accidentally as a presumed natural vagrant in Maryland only once, in Baltimore County. In North America, Zebra Heliconian is restricted to Florida and south Texas, and does not survive freezing temperatures.
The larval host plant is Purple Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata).
There are 2 records in the project database.
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