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Postman butterfly

Heliconius melpomene

Photo by auntnance123
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

spotted in garden inside theNational museum

Reference Links:

Postman Butterfly (Heliconius melpomene rosina) - The Firefly Forest

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
SusanEllison
looks similar to this spot http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6519414
bayucca
Could also be the Red Postman, Heliconius erato petiverana. You need a ventral shot to get the definite ID.

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PublishedDecember 25, 2011

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