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Tiger Longwing

Heliconius hecale

Description:

This was taken at a butterfly garden at the University of Florida - so likely not native to Florida. I only have a few of these that are greenhouse/in captivity sort of pictures....think will avoid in the future!

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2 Comments

AtomicAnti
AtomicAnti 12 years ago

Thanks.

aditi.812
aditi.812 12 years ago

Hey could this be a Heliconius hecale..
Take a look here and see if it fits.
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/heliconi...

Also called a Tiger Longwing

AtomicAnti
Spotted by
AtomicAnti

Gainesville, Florida, USA

Spotted on Jun 18, 2009
Submitted on Aug 23, 2011

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