Where to find: Tropical House
(Heliconius)
The small colorful amazon butterflies usually live in very high temperatures around the Amazon River. They are very active in collecting nectar from various flowers, most of the day. There are a myriad of different species and colors, the size is 5-7 cm in wingspan.
Host plant here in the tropical house is different passion flowers (Passiflora).
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