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Red Postman Caterpillar

Heliconius erato

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Field Notes

Description:

Nice white/orange/black caterpillar found on a passion fruit leaf.

Species ID Suggestions

Red Postman Caterpillar

Heliconius erato

Reference Link
bayucca
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Comments (6)
rubens.luciano
Bayucca, I think your suggestion is right, thank you. The butterfly is common here.
bayucca
There is another link from Costa Rica: http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/Wadults/resultsexpressNAME.lasso?-SkipRecords=30&output=337&herbivore%20species=Heliconius
rubens.luciano
It is very similiar to this one http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6552338 that I spotted some time ago.
rubens.luciano
Hi auntnance, I never saw a zebra longwing butterfly here.
auntnance123
It looks like a zebra longwing butterfly caterpillar; the general appearance and the host plant match, but the orange spots are throwing me off.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2011

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