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Tiger Longwing
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March 10, 2012
March 10, 2012
This is a Tiger Longwing Butterfly also known as Heliconians. They are brightly colored butterflies with long forewings. Once placed in their own family, they are now considered closely related to the fritillaries.
This relationship is identical to the monarch butterflies' reliance on its host plant, milkweed, for defense. Predators find these chemicals distasteful and avoid eating the butterflies.
This relationship is identical to the monarch butterflies' reliance on its host plant, milkweed, for defense. Predators find these chemicals distasteful and avoid eating the butterflies.
- Camera Canon EOS 7D
- Focal Length 135mm
- Shutter Speed 1/500 sec
- Aperture f/5.6
- ISO 800
- Category Nature
- Uploaded Over 1 year ago
- Taken March 2nd 2012
- Copyright Linda Tiepelman
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