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Heliconius erato petiverana
every morning I saw this butterflies on that plant, till 7 in the morning more or less. Then the rest of the day they disappeared The plant is: Starchitarpeta jamaicensis (rabo de gato, blue snakeweed)
thanks! yes, I always found the ones with the red band, but I only found the one with the white band one morning...and never more...
The most right in #3 is Heliconius erato petiverana. So the other one might also be the Red Postman. But I am wondering what happened with #2!! Might be a hybrid of Erato or a color variation/aberation. Interesting finding!
Spotted on Aug 26, 2011
Submitted on Dec 28, 2011
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