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Lansdorf's Crescent

Eresia lansdorfi

Photo by Cris
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-23.6138, -46.5551

Field Notes

Description:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Heliconius
Species: H. erato

Habitat:

A espécie é extremamente variável na cor e forma todo o norte da América do Sul.

Reference Links:

Heliconius erato

Species ID Suggestions

Lansdorf's Crescent

Eresia lansdorfi

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Comments (2)
Cris
Ok bayucca, thank you.
bayucca
This is not Heliconius erato but a mimic of Heliconius erat/melpomene and sometimes also called False Erato. http://tolweb.org/%22Eresia%22_lansdorfi http://www.flickr.com/photos/luisalmota/8311920415/ http://neotropicalbutterflies.com/Site%20Revision/Pages/Nymphalidae_Pages/Nymphalinae/Nymphalinae_Pages/Eresia_lansdorfi.html Note also the slightly different wing shape with this Eresia typical curved wings.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2014

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