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Heliconus melphomene
Spotted on May 29, 2012
Submitted on Jun 2, 2012
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The possibility is great that it is actually Melpomene, but might also be Heliconius erato, Small Postman. Usually you can't separate them from a dorsal shot only. Melpomene is a little bit more common in butterfly houses than Erato, however, I have seen both.