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Hewitson's Longwing

Heliconius hewitsoni

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Habitat:

Seen feeding along the edge of tropical rainforest

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago
Hewitson's Longwing
Heliconius hewitsoni Heliconius hewitsoni


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5 Comments

pamsai
pamsai 8 years ago

thanks DrNamgyaT,Sherpa. Glad you found this one also... Thanks for the appreciation.

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 8 years ago

Pam, that's beauty!

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bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

YES! :-)

pamsai
pamsai 8 years ago

Right... thanks bayucca. 2 long bars instead of 1 !

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bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Sorry, Pam, it is the other one...
Heliconius hewitsoni.
http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/he...
Take a look at the red bars on the ventral side.
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/N...
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/heliconi...

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pamsai
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pamsai

San José, San José, Costa Rica

Spotted on May 24, 2015
Submitted on May 29, 2015

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