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Hecale Longwing

Heliconius hecale zuleika

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Field Notes

Description:

Mainly..orange and black..with white spots on the wings. Body is black and white to yellow stripes...medium sized butterfly.

Species ID Suggestions

Hecale Longwing

Heliconius hecale zuleika
bayucca
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Comments (2)
Ashish
Tiger butterfly in Brush-footed (Nymphalidae) butterfly family's Longwing (Heliconiinae) butterfly subfamily. Genus is mostly American Heliconius http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliconius There are so many races in main specie Tiger Longwing Butterfly (Heliconius hecale) Its very fantastic close up...
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PublishedAugust 3, 2012

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