On 21/08/2013 12:13, CT wrote:
Sacha wrote:
This is the unknown butterfly seen in one of the greenhouses a week
or so ago. I still think it must be an escapee. Sadly, it hasn't been
seen again. http://www.flickr.com/photos/93694401@N03/9562967292/
It's a Postman Butterfly:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliconius_melpomene
I'd made it Heliconius (now Laparus) doris (Doris Longwing), but
Heliconius wing patterns vary greatly within species, and also overlap
greatly between species.
[My original post with that identification went astray due to hitting
the wrong (virtual) button.]
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Stewart Robert Hinsley