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Sara longwing

Heliconius sara sara

Description:

longwinged butterfly that preferred shade. Slow flier

Habitat:

shady rainforest area

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago
Sara Longwing
Heliconius sara sara Sara Longwing


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2 Comments

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 9 years ago

Thank you! The lighting was so dim, neither my husband nor I got a decent shot - except the one facing the camera :)

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

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...

KarenSaxton
Spotted by
KarenSaxton

El Dorado, Provincia de Orellana, Ecuador

Spotted on Dec 20, 2014
Submitted on Feb 1, 2015

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