More of Heliconius Sara Butterfly Pictures

More of Heliconius Sara Butterfly Pictures
Heliconius Sara Butterfly
Heliconius Sara Butterfly
Heliconius Sara Butterfly
Heliconius Sara Butterfly
Heliconius Sara Butterfly
Heliconius Sara Butterfly
Heliconius Sara Butterfly
Heliconius Sara Butterfly



Sara Long-wing butterflies have long, rounded fore wings with two broad, white bands. Their ventral wing surfaces are dark brown and spotted with red at the base, while their dorsal wing surfaces are black and washed with metallic blue.

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Heliconius Sara Butterfly Pictures

Heliconius Sara Butterfly Pictures
Heliconius Sara Butterfly Picture
Heliconius Sara Butterfly Picture
Heliconius Sara Butterfly Picture
Heliconius Sara Butterfly Picture
Heliconius Sara Butterfly Picture
Heliconius Sara Butterfly Picture
Heliconius Sara Butterfly Picture



The Costa Rican subspecies H. Sara Theudela has a broad, white edge on the hindwings which is absent in other H. Sara butterflies. The Sara Longwing butterflies seemed to be especially fond of these brilliant orange Palicourea (Palicourea sp.) flowers, and a small, fluttering cloud of these lovely butterflies would quickly gather around these popular flowers whenever the frequent rains subsided.

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