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Red Postman

Heliconius erato petiverana

Photo by PatriciaPi
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Field Notes

Notes:

every morning I saw this butterflies on that plant, till 7 in the morning more or less. Then the rest of the day they disappeared
The plant is: Starchitarpeta jamaicensis (rabo de gato, blue snakeweed)

Species ID Suggestions

Red or Small Postman

Heliconius erato petiverana

Comments (2)

thanks! yes, I always found the ones with the red band, but I only found the one with the white band one morning...and never more...
The most right in #3 is Heliconius erato petiverana. So the other one might also be the Red Postman. But I am wondering what happened with #2!! Might be a hybrid of Erato or a color variation/aberation. Interesting finding!

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