Inventory of the butterfly species of Sangay National Park - Ecuador

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Male

Female

 

wingspan : 68/75 mm


we saw Heliconius melpomene aglaope (Heliconius melpomene malleti in Holzinger 1994), near rio Pastaza and North.


this species usually flies at elevations of less than 1000/1100 meters, but we also collected it at 1350 m West of Pablo Sexto.

Heliconius melpomene aglaope (pareja) al rio Shankaime, 900 m
Heliconius melpomene aglaope (hembra) al rio Shankaime, 900 m
H. melpomene aglaope (hembra, izquierda) con H. xanthocles
H. melpomene aglaope (hembra, derecha) con H. erato lativitta
Heliconius melpomene aglaope al rio Pastaza, 900 m
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