Male

 

wingspan : 70 mm


Heliconius erato notabilis lives only in the Ecuadoran Oriente, and particularly in the Provinces of Morona Santiago and Pastaza ; it apparently flies between 1100 and 1500 meters and is quite common in a very limited area. 

Heliconius erato notabilis cerca de Río Negro
Heliconius erato notabilis al río San Luis
Heliconius erato notabilis al río San Luis
Heliconius erato (izquierda) y H. melpomene al río Anzu
Heliconius erato notabilis al río San Luis
Heliconius erato notabilis cerca de Río Negro
Heliconius erato notabilis cerca de Río Negro
Heliconius erato notabilis cerca de Río Negro
Heliconius erato notabilis sobre Psychotria poeppigiana

there are several forms of Heliconius erato notabilis,

but we only saw the typical form (below center), the specimen on the left, with very little red, and the female on the right with no white left.

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