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Postman

Heliconius melpomene

Description:

Black butterfly with red and white, vertical stripes on top wings. "The Postman butterfly has large long wings with an orange stripe down each forewing. It is poisonous and has red patterns on its wings." - Wikipedia

Habitat:

San Diego Zoo Safari Park's butterfly exhibit. They're "found from Mexico to northern South America." - Wikipedia

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bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago
Postman
Heliconius melpomene


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1 Comment

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Again, thank you for the ID. You're quite the butterfly expert!

San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on Apr 3, 2012
Submitted on Apr 6, 2012

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