To Touch a Leaf - Tiger Longwing
by Nikolyn McDonald
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To Touch a Leaf - Tiger Longwing
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Nikolyn McDonald
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This pretty butterfly, Heliconius hecale, is commonly known as the tiger or golden longwing. It is a tropical butterfly found from Mexico south to Peru. In an example of mimicry, its orange and black wings look much like those of the ithomiine butterfly, an insect distasteful to predators; because birds can't tell them apart, they also tend to avoid the tiger longwing.
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March 14th, 2020
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