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Deutsch: Die Edelfalter (Nymphalidae) sind eine Familie der Ordnung der Schmetterlinge (Lepidoptera). Hier zu sehen Heliconius erato petiverana
English: Heliconius comprise a colorful and widespread butterfly genus distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the New World. As shown Heliconius erato
Note that this photo is not H. melpomene, but its mimic, H. erato. In H. melpomene, the yellow hindwing band bends downwards towards the apex of the hindwing, while in H. erato, it bends towards the costal margin.
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