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Reaching the heights. Common Postman,Geotagged,Heliconius melpomene,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Reaching the heights.

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The Common postman

The postman butterfly, common postman, or simply postman is one of the heliconiine butterflies found from Mexico to northern South America. Several species in the genus have very similar markings and are difficult to distinguish.This is an example of mimicry.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by CaseyHKing
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By CaseyHKing

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Uploaded Aug 28, 2014. Captured Aug 15, 2014 11:08 in The Broadwalk, London NW1 4SX, UK.
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  • Canon EOS 1000D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/83s
  • ISO800
  • 250mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.