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Helicopis gnidus

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Helicopis gnidus
Mounted specimen from Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Helicopis
Species:
H. gnidus
Binomial name
Helicopis gnidus
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Papilio gnidus Fabricius, 1787
  • Papilio acis Fabricius, 1781 (preocc. Drury, 1773)
  • Helicopis acis curusamba Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis acis curusamba f. subandrogyne Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis acis curusamba f. albocincta Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis acis curusamba f. subalbocincta Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis acis curusamba f. pseudalbescens Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis acis curusamba f. nigromaculata Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis acis santaremensis Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis acis tapajonus Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis fournierae Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis fournierae f. diluta Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis albescens Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis albescens paraensis Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis wardi Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis interrupta manicorensis Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis interrupta manicorensis f. sulphurea Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis interrupta pseudoalbocincta Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis interrupta putumayensis Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis interrupta solimoensis Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis amazonica Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis lesoudierae Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis lesoudierae fleuryi Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis lesoudierae madeirensis Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis poleti Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis poleti teffeensis Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis acis nigrobasalis f. conspecifica Bryk, 1953
  • Helicopis acis obidonus f. androgyne Le Moult, 1939

Helicopis gnidus, the gnidus metalmark or spider-wing cupid, is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae.

Description

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In Helicopis gnidus the uppersides of the wings are mainly black, with a large orange basal area, followed by a broad patch of white. The hindwings have iridescent patches (or "metalmarks") as well as several long tails.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the northern countries of South America, mainly in Suriname, Brazil, Peru and Colombia.

Subspecies

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  • Helicopis gnidus gnidus (Suriname)
  • Helicopis gnidus beaulieui Le Moult, 1939
  • Helicopis gnidus galatea Stichel, 1919 (Brazil)
  • Helicopis gnidus interrupta Le Moult, 1939 (Peru, Brazil, Colombia)
  • Helicopis gnidus medialis Schaus & Cockerell, 1923 (Colombia)
  • Helicopis gnidus nigrobasalis Aurivillius, 1929 (Brazil)
  • Helicopis gnidus obidonus Le Moult, 1939 (Brazil)

References

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