Heliconius demeter
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heliconius |
| Species: | H. demeter |
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| Heliconius demeter Staudinger, 1897 | |
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Heliconius demeter, the Demeter Longwing, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Staudinger in 1897. It is found in the Amazon Basin, from Guyana to Peru and Bolivia.[1] The habitat consists of sand forests.
The larvae are gregarious and feed on Dilkea and Mitostemma species. Full-grown larvae have a yellow body with black spots or bands and a black head. They reach a length of about 20 mm.
Etymology
The species is named for the Greek goddess Demeter.[2]
Subspecies
- Heliconius demeter demeter (Peru, Brazil: Amazonas)
- Heliconius demeter angeli Neukirchen, 1997 (Peru)
- Heliconius demeter beebei Turner, 1966 (Guyana)
- Heliconius demeter bouqueti Nöldner, 1901 (French Guiana)
- Heliconius demeter eratosignis (Joicey & Talbot, 1925) (Brazil: Mato Grosso)
- Heliconius demeter karinae Neukirchen, 1990 (Brazil: Pará)
- Heliconius demeter neildi Neukirchen, 1997 (Ecuador)
- Heliconius demeter tambopata Lamas, 1985 (Peru)
- Heliconius demeter terrasanta Brown & Benson, 1975 (Brazil: Pará)
- Heliconius demeter titan Neukirchen, 1995 (Brazil: Amazonas)
- Heliconius demeter turneri Brown & Benson, 1975 (Brazil: Amazonas)
- Heliconius demeter ucayalensis H. & R. Holzinger, 1975 (Peru)
- Heliconius demeter ulysses Brown & Benson, 1975 (Bolivia)
- Heliconius demeter zikani Brown & Benson, 1975 (Brazil: Amazonas)
References
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