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Red postman butterfly

Scientific name: Heliconius erato

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0352

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লাল পোস্টম্যান প্রজাপতি
Roter Postbote
Red postman butterfly
Mariposa cartero rojo
پروانه پستچی سرخ
Héliconius érato
लाल डाकिया तितली
Kupu-kupu tukang pos merah
エラートドクチョウ
Rama-rama posmen merah
Borboleta-carteiro-vermelho
Геликония эрато
Kırmızı postacı kelebeği
سرخ ڈاکیا تتلی
红邮差蝶

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1Heliconius erato habitat evidenceSRC-C540-B05-BF5-ENT0352
2GBIF taxonomic name match: Heliconius eratoSRC-DSC-D69C7A290C
3Heliconius erato feeding study (2025), doi:10.24072/pcjournal.546SRC-C540-B04-BASIC-HELICONIUS2025
4GBIF licensed observation search: Heliconius eratoSRC-DSC-58F74430D4

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T085520354 · last approved 8 November 2026

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Taxonomy

GBIF places Heliconius erato in the family Nymphalidae, order Lepidoptera and class Insecta.

SRC-DSC-D69C7A290C

GBIF’s exact name-match result lists Heliconius erato as an accepted species.

SRC-DSC-D69C7A290C

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2GBIF taxonomic name match: Heliconius eratoSRC-DSC-D69C7A290C

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