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Heliconius melpomene

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bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago
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Heliconius melpomene cythera hybrid hybrid melcyd07


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alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 8 years ago

Nice, but second picture is slightly better!

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bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

This is the original Heliconius melpomene cythera:
http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/he...
Yours looks similar. As scientific ID we might be on the safer side with just Heliconius melpomene.

ReidPierce
ReidPierce 8 years ago

so you think it may be a hybrid?

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bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Heliconius melpomene and most probably a hybrid of Heliconius melpomene cythera.

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ReidPierce
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ReidPierce

Provincia de los Ríos, Ecuador

Spotted on Jun 24, 2015
Submitted on Jul 5, 2015

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