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'Hanging from one another' by Chris Jiggins

4 November 2009 1,278 views No Comment
Hanging from one another

A Heliconius erato petiverana female roosting, hanging from the wings of another.  Note the characteristic roosting posture of females (both individuals here are female), with their hindwings covering the forewing band.

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