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Erato Heliconian This rare butterfly to the U.S. stayed for several days at Bentsen State park close to where I  live and love to go and photograph birds and butterflies. Butterfly,Geotagged,Heliconius erato,Red postman,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Erato Heliconian

This rare butterfly to the U.S. stayed for several days at Bentsen State park close to where I live and love to go and photograph birds and butterflies.

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  1. Welcome to JungleDragon, Kathy! Fantastic photo, great composed and the depth of field is just perfect. Furthermore, you shared your photo with species identified and the location set from the start. We can't ask for more.

    Promoted to the homepage as a warm welcome.
    Posted 9 years ago
  2. Thank you! Posted 9 years ago

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The red postman is one of about 40 Neotropical species of butterfly belonging to the genus "Heliconius". It is also commonly known as the small postman, the red passion flower butterfly, or the crimson-patched longwing.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Kathy Detweiler
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By Kathy Detweiler

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Uploaded Jul 19, 2016. Captured Aug 2, 2016 22:24 in 2800 Bentsen State Park Rd 43, Mission, TX 78572, USA.
  • Canon EOS Rebel T6
  • f/8.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO3200
  • 500mm