Heliconius antiochus
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Heliconius |
Species: | H. antiochus
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Heliconius antiochus, the Antiochus longwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1767. It is found from Panama to the Amazon region. The habitat consists of riparian forests.[2]
Subspecies
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Heliconius Kluk, 1780" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ TOL