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Banded Orange Heliconian

Dryadula phaetusa

Photo by DaneRiva
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The Banded Orange Heliconian is native from Brazil to central Mexico, and in summer it can be found rarely as far north as central Kansas. Its wingspan ranges from 86 to 89 mm, and it is colored a bright orange with thick black stripes in males, and a duller orange with fuzzier black stripes in females.

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Dryadula phaetusa

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