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Heliconius melpomene, the postman butterfly, common postman or simply postman, is a brightly colored butterfly found throughout Central and South America. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Its coloration coevolved with a sister species H. erato as a warning to predators of its inedibility; this is an example of Müllerian mimicry. H. melpomene was one of the first butterfly species observed to forage for pollen, a behavior that is common in other groups but rare in butterflies. Because of the recent rapid evolutionary radiation of the genus Heliconius and overlapping of its habitat with other related species, H. melpomene has been the subject of extensive study on speciation and hybridization. These hybrids tend to have low fitness as they

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  • Heliconius melpomene es una especie de lepidóptero de la familia Nymphalidae. Es originaria de México y el norte de Sudamérica.​ Varias especies del género son muy similares y es dificultoso distinguirlas. (es)
  • Heliconius melpomene, the postman butterfly, common postman or simply postman, is a brightly colored butterfly found throughout Central and South America. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Its coloration coevolved with a sister species H. erato as a warning to predators of its inedibility; this is an example of Müllerian mimicry. H. melpomene was one of the first butterfly species observed to forage for pollen, a behavior that is common in other groups but rare in butterflies. Because of the recent rapid evolutionary radiation of the genus Heliconius and overlapping of its habitat with other related species, H. melpomene has been the subject of extensive study on speciation and hybridization. These hybrids tend to have low fitness as they look different from the original species and no longer exhibit Müllerian mimicry. Heliconius melpomene possesses ultraviolet vision which enhances its ability to distinguish subtle differences between markings on the wings of other butterflies. This allows the butterfly to avoid mating with other species that share the same geographic range. (en)
  • Heliconius melpomene est un lépidoptère appartenant à la famille des Nymphalidae, à la sous-famille des Heliconiinae et au genre Heliconius. (fr)
  • Heliconius melpomene is een vlinder uit de familie Nymphalidae, die voorkomt van Centraal-Amerika tot de Regio Zuid van Brazilië. (nl)
  • Heliconius melpomene är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Carl von Linné 1758. Heliconius melpomene ingår i släktet Heliconius och familjen praktfjärilar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
  • 紅帶袖蝶(學名:Heliconius melpomene)或稱詩神袖蝶,是釉蛺蝶屬中的一種蝴蝶。分佈在中美洲至巴西南部。牠與同屬的蝴蝶有著非常相近的斑紋,故很難分辨。其翅膀大而且長,前翅上有橙色斑汶。牠們有點像。紅帶袖蝶有多個形態,帶有毒性。寄主植物為西番蓮屬的植物。 * Heliconius melpomene penelope♂ 背侧 * Heliconius melpomene penelope ♂ △ * Heliconius melpomene penelope ♀ 背侧 * Heliconius melpomene penelope ♀ △ (zh)
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  • Heliconius melpomene06.jpg (en)
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  • H. melpomene, hybrid — dorsal view (en)
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  • H. melpomene, hybrid — ventral view (en)
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  • Common postman (en)
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  • Many, see [[#Genetics (en)
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  • Subspecies (en)
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  • Papilio melpomene (en)
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  • Heliconius melpomene (en)
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  • Heliconius melpomene es una especie de lepidóptero de la familia Nymphalidae. Es originaria de México y el norte de Sudamérica.​ Varias especies del género son muy similares y es dificultoso distinguirlas. (es)
  • Heliconius melpomene est un lépidoptère appartenant à la famille des Nymphalidae, à la sous-famille des Heliconiinae et au genre Heliconius. (fr)
  • Heliconius melpomene is een vlinder uit de familie Nymphalidae, die voorkomt van Centraal-Amerika tot de Regio Zuid van Brazilië. (nl)
  • Heliconius melpomene är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Carl von Linné 1758. Heliconius melpomene ingår i släktet Heliconius och familjen praktfjärilar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
  • 紅帶袖蝶(學名:Heliconius melpomene)或稱詩神袖蝶,是釉蛺蝶屬中的一種蝴蝶。分佈在中美洲至巴西南部。牠與同屬的蝴蝶有著非常相近的斑紋,故很難分辨。其翅膀大而且長,前翅上有橙色斑汶。牠們有點像。紅帶袖蝶有多個形態,帶有毒性。寄主植物為西番蓮屬的植物。 * Heliconius melpomene penelope♂ 背侧 * Heliconius melpomene penelope ♂ △ * Heliconius melpomene penelope ♀ 背侧 * Heliconius melpomene penelope ♀ △ (zh)
  • Heliconius melpomene, the postman butterfly, common postman or simply postman, is a brightly colored butterfly found throughout Central and South America. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Its coloration coevolved with a sister species H. erato as a warning to predators of its inedibility; this is an example of Müllerian mimicry. H. melpomene was one of the first butterfly species observed to forage for pollen, a behavior that is common in other groups but rare in butterflies. Because of the recent rapid evolutionary radiation of the genus Heliconius and overlapping of its habitat with other related species, H. melpomene has been the subject of extensive study on speciation and hybridization. These hybrids tend to have low fitness as they (en)
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  • Heliconius melpomene (en)
  • Heliconius melpomene (es)
  • Heliconius melpomene (fr)
  • Heliconius melpomene (nl)
  • Heliconius melpomene (sv)
  • 紅帶袖蝶 (zh)
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