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02-JUN-2006 Jay Levin

Tiger Longwing

Scientific name: Heliconius hecale

Brightly colored orange and black butterfly that lives anywhere from Mexico to the Peruvian Amazon. Longwing butterflies have very elongated wings and are slow fliers. Since the larvae feed on passionflower vines, which are poisonous, the adults are also unpalatable and advertise this with warning colors. These
include combinations of red, orange, yellow, and white with black or brown. Most unpalatable butterflies make themselves obvious to would-be
predators by flying slow and landing frequently in the open.

http://www.butterflies.org/lvstk.cfm?lvstkID=12


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Pierre24-Mar-2017 20:50
Un très beau contraste de couleurs et des détails à profusion! V
Nora van Beek09-Jan-2017 15:38
Very lovely colors and markings on this butterfly! Excellent capture! V
Chris Spracklen11-Jan-2009 21:17
Spectacular shot of a spectacular butterfly, Jay.
Top-notch wildlife work, my friend. (V)
Best regards, Chris
Guest 18-Oct-2006 13:54
brilliant color and clarity!
Martha Albuquerque16-Sep-2006 12:25
so beautiful, Jay! ~V~
carol j. phipps29-Aug-2006 02:05
Gorgeous!!! Wonderful capture.
Guest 28-Aug-2006 20:15
Great capture, very sharp.
Guest 27-Aug-2006 03:32
Great color and clarity!
René Lortie24-Aug-2006 17:16
Sharp, colorful and very well balanced.
Tom Munson23-Aug-2006 00:02
Outstanding image Jay. Perfect. GMV
Peter Stahl22-Aug-2006 04:51
Nice capture and image.Great info!!
Janet Forjan-Freedman03-Jun-2006 20:34
Razor sharp and wonderful colours! Janet
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