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Passionflower Butterfly

Heliconius hecale

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Description:

Little butterfly that looks like monarch butterfly but Im not sure what kind of butterfly this is. If you know please respond in the comments.

Species ID Suggestions

Passionflower butterfly

Heliconius hecale
KarenSaxton
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Comments (4)
bayucca
Yes, I would also suggest that you take #2 as #1 and you may crop #2 a little bit to show its full beauty more clearly. It is the subspecies: Heliconius hecale zuleika.
KarenSaxton
And your second picture is SO pretty, you should swap the two :)
KarenSaxton
This was in an exhibition, right? Native to Mexico & Central America
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PublishedMay 27, 2013

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