Heliconius ricini (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Nymphalidae → subfamily Heliconiinae → tribe Heliconiini → genus Heliconius → species Heliconius ricini
Species name(s)
Heliconius ricini (Linnaeus, 1758) = Papilio ricini Linnaeus, 1758. [9]
urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:56591
Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Nearctic.
Detailed information with references
Distribution
- Central and South America
Amazon Basin [125].
Larva food plants / other food objects
Subspecies of Heliconius ricini
- Heliconius ricini insulanus (Stichel, 1909). [9]
- H. r. ricini. [9]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Text data: Vasiliy Feoktistov.
The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.
References
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [125] David Carter "Butterflies and Moths". Dorling Kindersley Limited, 9 Henrietta Street, London, 1992.
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