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Description: | This species is found in the tropical forests of the Amazon basin. Like many butterflies in the heliconius family, Heliconius metharme thetis tastes very bad to predators. The markings on it's wings warn birds and lizards that it is not a good meal. Many other species of South American butterfly have similar markings on their wings - this means that predators tend to avoid all of the species that look the same. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | beyond the North East animals natural world | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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