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Passionflower Butterfly

Heliconius hecale

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Description:

Little butterfly that looks like monarch butterfly but Im not sure what kind of butterfly this is. If you know please respond in the comments.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 10 years ago
Passionflower butterfly
Heliconius hecale


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4 Comments

jessicajondall
jessicajondall 10 years ago

yes its at a exibit

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Yes, I would also suggest that you take #2 as #1 and you may crop #2 a little bit to show its full beauty more clearly.
It is the subspecies: Heliconius hecale zuleika.

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 10 years ago

And your second picture is SO pretty, you should swap the two :)

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 10 years ago

This was in an exhibition, right? Native to Mexico & Central America

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jessicajondall
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jessicajondall

Washington, USA

Spotted on May 27, 2013
Submitted on May 27, 2013

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