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Sara Longwing

Heliconius sara

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Doris longwing

heliconius doris

Sara Longwing

Heliconius sara

Comments (3)

It is Heliconius sara not Laparus doris. Nacho git the right picture, but the ID on his link is not correct. It is also Heliconius sara. Laparus doris looks like this: http://www.neotropicalbutterflies.com/Site%20Revision/Pages/Nymphalidae_Pages/Heliconiinae%20Tribes/Heliconiini_Longwings/Longwing_pages/Laparus_doris.html Here is another nice shot of Heliconius sara from Brazil: http://www.flickr.com/photos/plants_of_russian_in_brazil/2505777365/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/plants_of_russian_in_brazil/5883712293/
Looks like Heliconius doris, but not sure because don't know if it is blue or is just the angle of the light, anyway here is a link for you to compare both and decide if it's the right one: http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Central_America/Costa_Rica/photo156922.htm

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