Heliconius charithonia (Linnaeus, 1767)

Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Nymphalidae → subfamily Heliconiinae → tribe Heliconiini → genus Heliconius → species Heliconius charithonia
Species name(s)
Heliconius charithonia (Linnaeus, 1767) = Heliconius charitonius = Papilio charithonia Linnaeus, 1767 = Apostraphia charithonia = Heliconius charitonia = Heliconius charithonie.
Zebra Longwing
urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:16500
Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Neotropic.

Detailed information with references
Synonyms and combinations
- Heliconius charitonius. [85]. Peter Khramov.
Larva food plants
- Passiflora [125]. Vasiliy Feoktistov.
Subspecies Heliconius charithonia
- H. c. antiquus Lamas, 1988.
- H. c. bassleri Comstock & Brown, 1950.
- H. c. charithonia.
- H. c. churchi Comstock & Brown, 1950.
- H. c. peruvianus Felder & Felder, 1859.
- H. c. ramsdeni Comstock & Brown, 1950.
- H. c. simulator Röber, 1921.
- H. c. tuckeri Comstock & Brown, 1950.
- H. c. vazquezae Comstock & Brown, 1950.
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Irina Nikulina, Boris Krylov. Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.
Main characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
References
- [85] Lepidoptera.ru (Insecta.pro previous version / cтарая версия Insecta.pro)
- [125] David Carter "Butterflies and Moths". Dorling Kindersley Limited, 9 Henrietta Street, London, 1992.
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