Heliconius antiochus
The synonym Papilio antiochus was also applied (invalidly) to the species now known as Catonephele acontius
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heliconius |
| Species: | H. antiochus |
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| Heliconius antiochus (Linnaeus, 1767)[1] | |
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Heliconius antiochus, the Antiochus Longwing, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Linnaeus in 1767. It is found from Panama to the Amazon region. The habitat consists of riparian forests.
Adults have blue-black wings with two transverse white or yellow bands on the distal part of the forewings. They are a Müllerian mimic of Heliconius wallacei, Heliconius sara and Heliconius congener.
The larvae are gregarious and mostly feed on Passiflora species from the subgenus Astrophea. Full-grown larvae have a yellow body with a black head and reach a length of about 12 mm.[2]
Subspecies
- Heliconius antiochus antiochus (Venezuela to Peru)
- Heliconius antiochus aranea (Fabricius, 1793) (Venezuela)
- Heliconius antiochus araneides Staudinger, 1897 (Venezuela)
- Heliconius antiochus salvinii Dewitz, 1877 (Venezuela)
References
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