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Melinaea Butterfly

Melinaea lilis imitata.

Habitat:

Bosque Lluvioso

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Mimic Tigerwing
Melinaea lilis imitata Melinaea lilis imitata (pinned specimens)


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7 Comments

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 11 years ago

And I am following you......Super

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Oh, I am 100% convinced about my ID ;-)... Good Night!

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 11 years ago

Thanks for the suggestions.. I know with insect i could be very hard, In Costa Rica we may have more than 12 000 ssp of Lepidoptera. So far I will follow the suggestions that mentions " Heliconius never do have red behind the head!"
Gracias a ambas sugerencias

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Isabela is usually Eueides isabella eva which looks again VERY similar!

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 11 years ago

Bayucca, in spanish they call it Isabela, You know something about that particular common name.

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 11 years ago

Thanks again

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Heliconius never do have red behind the head! And the spots are in Heliconius usually AT the margin, like in Heliconius ismenius telchinia, which is also the mimic of Melinaea lilis imitata.
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/heliconi...

Jonathan Sequeira
Spotted by
Jonathan Sequeira

Alajuela, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jun 7, 2012
Submitted on Jun 12, 2012

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