Numata Longwing Butterfly-Nectar is a photograph by Becca Buecher which was uploaded on December 8th, 2014.
Numata Longwing Butterfly-Nectar
Took this at the butterfly pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.... more
Title
Numata Longwing Butterfly-Nectar
Artist
Becca Buecher
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Took this at the butterfly pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.
Heliconius numata, the numata longwing, is a brush-footed butterfly species native to most of South America, known for its mimicry of Melinaea butterflies. Both H. numata and the species of Melinaea it resembles are unpalatable to predators, making this a case of M�llerian mimicry, a mutualistic reinforcement of the same negative signal.
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December 8th, 2014
