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Postman

Heliconius melpomene

Description:

The Postman Butterfly, Common Postman, or simply Postman (Heliconius melpomene) is one of the heliconiine butterflies found from Mexico to northern South America. Several species in the genus have very similar markings and are difficult to distinguish.

Habitat:

This series of butterflies were spotted in a Butterfly Pavilion in Denver, Colorado, USA.


1 species ID suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 9 months ago
Postman
Heliconius melpomene

1 Comment

pamsai
pamsai 9 months ago

thanks for the ID bayucca. I should have known that!

Denver, Colorado, USA

Lat: 39.74, Long: -104.98

Spotted on Aug 24, 2012
Submitted on Aug 27, 2012

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