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Banded Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa) This Heliconius butterfly was sitting on a flowering plant just outside the entrance of the "Místico Arenal Hanging Bridges” in Costa Rica. Banded Orange Heliconian,Costa Rica,Dryadula phaetusa,Fall,Falter,Gebiete,Geotagged,Hochzeit,Insekt,Schmetterling,Tiere,butterfly,mariposa Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Banded Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa)

This Heliconius butterfly was sitting on a flowering plant just outside the entrance of the "Místico Arenal Hanging Bridges” in Costa Rica.

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The Banded Orange Heliconian

The "Dryadula" is a monotypic genus of the butterfly family Nymphalidae. Its single species is the "Dryadula phaetusa", known as the Banded Orange Heliconian, Banded Orange, or Orange Tiger. The Banded Orange Heliconian is native from Brazil to central Mexico, and in summer it can be found rarely as far north as central Kansas.

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Uploaded Jan 7, 2024. Captured Nov 29, 2014 14:21 in F6QW+48C Aventuras arenal, Provincia de Alajuela, San Carlos, Costa Rica.
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  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO400
  • 105mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.