展翅宽54～64mm。翅膀表面底色白色，上翅端部黑色，内有2枚小白点；下翅外缘为锯齿形黑斑，亚外缘具有带状排列的黑斑。雌虫翅形较雄虫宽大，其馀部分雄虫雌虫差异小。
在厄瓜多尔，也有类似的白蛱蝶或黄蛱蝶交错杂居，但情况却与哥斯达黎加的不同。
In Ecuador, there are also white or yellow Heliconius butterflies that live close to one another and have mated freely. But that situation might be changing.
种几种颜色不同的花——红色的“北极星”，深粉红和白色花的“蛱蝶花”，还有纯白色的“白美人“。
Grow a few plants of several different coloured varieties - a red 'Polestar', deep pink and white, 'Painted Lady' and a pure white 'White Lady'.
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