Heliconius aoede
| Aoede longwing | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heliconius |
| Species: | H. aoede |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliconius aoede | |
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Heliconius aoede, the Aoede longwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in the Amazon basin. The habitat consists of deep forests.
The larvae feed on Dilkea and Mitostemma species.[2]
Subspecies
[edit]Listed alphabetically:[1]
- H. a. aoede (Brazil)
- H. a. aliciae (Neukirchen, 2000) (Ecuador)
- H. a. astydamia (Erichson, [1849]) (Guyana)
- H. a. auca (Neukirchen, 1997) (Ecuador)
- H. a. ayacuchensis Neukirchen, 1992 (Venezuela)
- H. a. bartletti (Druce, 1876) (Peru, Colombia)
- H. a. centurius Neukirchen, 1994 (French Guiana)
- H. a. cupidineus Stichel, 1906 (Peru)
- H. a. emmelina (Oberthür, 1902) (Guyana)
- H. a. eurycleia Brown, 1973 (Brazil: Mato Grosso)
- H. a. faleria Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Brazil: Mato Grosso)
- H. a. lucretius (Weymer, 1891) (Brazil: Amazonas)
- H. a. manu Lamas, 1976 (Peru)
- H. a. philipi Brown, 1976 (Bolivia)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Heliconius Kluk, 1780" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ TOL
- Neruda aoede at Insecta.pro
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