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The Red Postman
Heliconius erato petiverana
11.8248, -85.9915
Field Notes
Description:
Small butterfly with black wings and black body. Red stripes towards ends of wings, parallel to the body. White stripes on lower wings, about a 150 degree angle back from the head. The body and head had white markings on it, and the body also had a few small red markings.
Habitat:
Somewhere around halfway down Mombacho Volcano this, and many other types of butterflies, were variously settling on cultivated flowers outside of a coffee shop. The area is cloudy, often rainy, but at an elevation that was still fairly warm.
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Heliconius erato
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedNovember 12, 2011
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