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Heliconius melpomene rosina

Description:

Classic rainforest butterfly, nearly identical to Heliconius erato (Mullerian mimicry). Toxic to birds.

Notes:

It has been a while that I wanted to shoot one of these but they are hard to find resting.

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1 Comment

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

I think this one is actually Heliconius erato petiverana.

Diaz José Miguel
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Diaz José Miguel

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Dec 7, 2013
Submitted on Dec 7, 2013

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