Red Postman Butterfly (Heliconius erato) standing on a single leaf.
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Stuart Robertson / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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51.3 MB (2.7 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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3456 x 5184 px | 29.3 x 43.9 cm | 11.5 x 17.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
29 August 2015Location:
Butterfly World, Miriam Lane, Off Noke Lane, Chiswell Green, Hertfordshire, England.More information:
This image shows a Red Postman Butterfly (Heliconius erato) standing on a single leaf. Description: The species is remarkably variable in colour and form throughout northern South America, depending on location, and its various appearances can be difficult to distinguish from various other Heliconius butterflies such as Heliconius sara, also known as the sara longwing. Particularly hard to distinguish is the related Heliconius melpomene, or "the postman", which mimics almost all the colour forms of Heliconius erato; colour forms are synchronized between the two throughout their common habitats