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Banded-orange Longwing Backlit longwing Banded Orange Heliconian,Dryadula phaetusa,Hato Pinero,Los Llanos Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

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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.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by NattyOne
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Uploaded Feb 19, 2020. Captured Aug 6, 2015 12:24.
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/664s
  • ISO2500
  • 200mm