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Heliconius melpomene picture from James Mallet's page.
Archive 2006-05-01 AYDIN 2006
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Of another species of the same genus, H. melpomene, ten distinct varieties are described all more or less connected by intermediate forms, and four of these varieties were obtained at one locality, Serpa on the north bank of the Amazon.
Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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The two species that we study -- erato and melpomene -- are quite distantly related, yet you can't tell them apart until you get them in your hand.
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Lightly Toasted 2010
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Although they cannot interbreed, H. melpomene and H. erato have evolved to mimic one another perfectly.
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The two species that we study - erato and melpomene - are quite distantly related, yet you can't tell them apart until you get them in your hand.
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We identified full-length lepidopteran non-LTR retrotransposable elements of the RTE clade in Heliconius melpomene and Bombyx mori.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Wee Tek Tay 2010
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Although they cannot interbreed, H. melpomene and H. erato have evolved to mimic one another perfectly.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Heliconius erato and Heliconius melpomene - have evolved to look like each other.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Image 1: Heliconius melpomene amaryllis from the Andes of north eastern Peru.
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