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Heliconius melpomene xenoclea

Heliconius melpomene

Classification

Class
Insecta

Heliconius melpomene, the postman butterfly, common postman or simply postman, is a brightly colored, geographically variable butterfly species found throughout Central and South America. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Its coloration coevolved with another member of the genus, H.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 73