The Postman Butterfly, Common Postman, or simply Postman[1] (Heliconius melpomene) is one of the heliconiine butterflies found from Mexico to northern South America.[2] Several species in the genus have very similar markings and are difficult to distinguish.This is an example of mimicry. wikipedia.org
I wonder if it meant to have all of this pollen on it’s tongue and did it make him sneeze or talk funny? 😉
Lovely image!!
I wouldn’t worry about the butterfly if that is your tongue, those spots would be a tad more concerning!! 😉 😉
Thank you. Wouldn’t they though? LOL
That’s a great capture…
Gracias 🙂
GORGEOUS! I can’t believe you got that pollen on his tongue (or whatever that part is). You amaze me!! Just lovely
Thank you 🙂 I looked it up and although it is it’s tongue it’s called a proboscis which is another word for nose (I think) so there ya go! LOL
Excellent photo Teri!
Thank you 🙂
Beautiful! I miss the butterflies and the hummingbirds this time of year. They are smarter than me and venture to warmer places.
Thank you. I miss them too so whenever and wherever I get a chance to see them in a conservatory I run for it!!!
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I love this photo, and I am a total butterfly person. I am new here, found you from another blog. I hope to take wonderful photo’s too.
Welcome to my corner of the world wide web 🙂