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Butterfly Details
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Brown Longwing |
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Scientific Name: | Heliconius hecale |
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Common Name: | Brown Longwing |
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Native Location: | Central America |
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Description: | Long wing butterflies are considered some of the staple butterflies that we have here at the Butterfly House. They have a tendency to fly slowly, gathering nectar from the many flowers in the conservatory. They are quite distasteful due to the host plants they eat. There are numerous color forms, we receive this nominate form from Costa Rica. For a photo of the underside of the wings, click here. |
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Host Plant: | Passaflora sp. |
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Butterfly of Month on: | July 2009 |
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All Photos by Mark Deering, Curator of Butterflies ©2005
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