Butterflies
Hecale
Heliconius hecale
Heliconiidae Family
3/2/2004
This is a Neotropical
Species.
The wingspan is 2 1/2 to 3 1/4 inches.
Most Helicons have very bad tasting body fluids.
Predators are alerted to this by the butterflies
bright colors.
There is great variety of coloration and markings
within this species making identification difficult.
