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Tiger Longwing Butterfly (Heliconius hecale) On a very wet afternoon at the site of a wondrous Costa Rican rainforest waterfall, we were fortunate to come across Hummingbirds, a Howler Monkey &amp; many exotic plants.<br /> <br /> Given the weather, butterflies were at a premium but I did manage, from a distance, to stumble across this Tiger Longwing surveying the forest from this leaf.<br /> <br /> The Tiger Longwing, along with others from the family Heliconius are quite unusual and unique butterflies.<br /> <br /> Find out more, here: <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/y1xuYuhUiRk?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Costa Rica,Geotagged,Heliconius hecale,Spring,Tiger Longwing Click/tap to enlarge

Tiger Longwing Butterfly (Heliconius hecale)

On a very wet afternoon at the site of a wondrous Costa Rican rainforest waterfall, we were fortunate to come across Hummingbirds, a Howler Monkey & many exotic plants.

Given the weather, butterflies were at a premium but I did manage, from a distance, to stumble across this Tiger Longwing surveying the forest from this leaf.

The Tiger Longwing, along with others from the family Heliconius are quite unusual and unique butterflies.

Find out more, here:

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Sir, location please :) Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Philip Booker's profile
      Philip Booker
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      Sorry... I got distracted halfway through uploading
       Posted 3 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        No worries, and thanks! Posted 3 years ago

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The Tiger Longwing

The Tiger Longwing or Golden Helicon is a Heliconiid butterfly that occurs from Mexico to the Peruvian Amazon.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Philip Booker
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Uploaded Oct 4, 2021. Captured May 6, 2019 20:49 in 7P3H+J7 Alajuela Province, Valverde Vega, Costa Rica.
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  • f/4.0
  • 1/50s
  • ISO800
  • 198.21mm