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Butterfly at Monteverde Lodge, 20/04/14

Heliconidae sp.?

Butterfly at Monteverde Lodge, 20/04/14
Maguari, 27 May 2014
    • Maguari
      Heliconidae sp.?
      27 May 2014
    • dean
      If my old (out of date taxonomy wise) book is correct it could be Dryadula phaetusa a single species of which is placed in the sub family Heliconiiane .
      larvae feed on passiflora species and butterfly is attracted to red yellow and white Flowers. C. America.

      Or Dryas iulia which is much the same as the above, but sometimes lacks the black markings. central and tropical S. America and USA
      28 May 2014
    • Maguari
      Thanks dean. We'd been calling them 'julias' as shorthand but weren't sure if they genuinely were. Costa Rican butterfly guides these days go straight from glossy pamphlet to multi-volume textbook with nothing in between, sadly!
      28 May 2014
    • Maguari
      This a Juno Longwing, Dione juno huascuma.

      I've found a great resource for New World butterflies, www.butterfliesofamerica.com, which is proving very helpful!
      19 Mar 2016
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