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Numata Longwing

Heliconius numata aurora

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

large butterfly, about 3 in

Habitat:

tropical rainforest, amazon

Notes:

I spotted this on my way out of Fin del Mundo. I had to be quick in getting the photos because there were some people behind me that would have disturbed the butterfly from where it was perched.

Species ID Suggestions

Numata Longwing

Heliconius numata aurora

Comments (7)

Espectacular. Nice shot !!
Thanks Abdelrahman and celestialprincess, still looking for a match.

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