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Postman Butterfly

Heliconius sp.

Photo by SukanyaDatta
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Strikingly coloured...orangey-red and black. These butterflies show great variation in colour.

Habitat:

Captive bred at Edinburg Butterfly World.

Reference Links:

Heliconius melpomene - Wikipedia, Flickr

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PublishedSeptember 12, 2017

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