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Heliconius erato petiverana perched on a leaf in the butterfly garden of the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens. #310870576
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Pictured is a side view with wings closed of Heliconius erato petiverana perched on a leaf in the butterfly garden of the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens in Fort Worth, Texas. It is a subspecies or geographical race of the red postman butterfly. Heliconius erato exhibits Mullerian mimicry with other Heliconius butterflies such as Heliconius melpomene in order to warn common predators against attacking.