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Hecale Longwing

Heliconius hecale zuleika

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Field Notes

Description:

About 4cm long

Habitat:

On passionfruit vine - the other vine we have also had the same caterpillar.
Barra del COlorado Wildlife Refuge

Species ID Suggestions

Hecale Longwing

Heliconius hecale zuleika

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Comments (3)
bayucca
Do you have any other shot? Maybe a little bit from the underside??

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PublishedNovember 22, 2013

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