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Heliconius sara sara
longwinged butterfly that preferred shade. Slow flier
shady rainforest area
Thank you! The lighting was so dim, neither my husband nor I got a decent shot - except the one facing the camera :)
Heliconius sara and Heliconius sara sara, according to new taxonomic reports. Heliconius sara thamar is from Huebner (1806):
http://www.archive.org/stream/sammlungex...
So some are still using Thamar, which is the same as Heliconius sara sara:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Heliconius-sara-...
http://collectionneurdinsectes.com/produ...
http://www.neutron.phys.ethz.ch/Lepidopt...
http://www.cahurel-entomologie.com/image...
Best prove:
http://cliniquevetodax.com/Heliconius/pa...
http://cliniquevetodax.com/Heliconius/pa...