Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter
Project Noah

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Red or Small Postman

Heliconius erato petiverana

Spotting Image 1

Notes:

this could be Heliconius erato, the Erato Heliconian

1 Species ID Suggestions

Noah Ranger +1
bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Red or Small Postman
Heliconius erato petiverana Heliconius erato petiverana (E. Doubleday, 1847)


Sign in to suggest organism ID

2 Comments

Noah Ranger
bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Yes, Pam, it is Heliconius erato petiverana.

LuckyLogan
LuckyLogan 10 years ago

Nice find. It looks like Heliconius erato, but so many of them look so similar...
Heliconius erato petiverana possibly. But Heliconius melpomene has some similar look a likes. But I have no idea what species are located were. Sorry I can't really help.

Sign in to comment
pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

Petén, Guatemala

Spotted on Jan 6, 2014
Submitted on Jan 6, 2014

Spotted for Missions

Related Spottings

Heliconius Heliconius Heliconius Heliconius sp.

Nearby Spottings

White-banded Metalmark Florida Purplewing Dryas iulia Spotting

Reference

Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team