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Small Postman

Heliconius erato

Habitat:

Very common in the garden at Cano Palma Biological Station - here, feeding off Rabo de Zorro

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Postman
Heliconius melpomene rosina Heliconius melpomene rosina Boisduval, 1870


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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

It is the other one, Heliconius melpomene rosina. You cannot separate it from Heliconius erato petiverana from only a dorsal view. You need the ventral side and here are the differences with the stripe and the spot. And they smell different ;-)...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyeforemoti...

Costa Rica

Spotted on Nov 16, 2013
Submitted on Nov 17, 2013

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