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Heliconius demeter

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Heliconius

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Similar
  
Heliconius ricini, Heliconius hermathena, Heliconius burneyi, Heliconius elevatus, Heliconius hecuba

Heliconius demeter, the Demeter longwing, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1897. It is found in the Amazon basin, from Guyana to Peru and Bolivia. The habitat consists of sand forests.

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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.

Subspecies

  • H. d. demeter (Peru, Brazil: Amazonas)
  • H. d. angeli Neukirchen, 1997 (Peru)
  • H. d. beebei Turner, 1966 (Guyana)
  • H. d. bouqueti Nöldner, 1901 (French Guiana)
  • H. d. eratosignis (Joicey & Talbot, 1925) (Brazil: Mato Grosso)
  • H. d. karinae Neukirchen, 1990 (Brazil: Pará)
  • H. d. neildi Neukirchen, 1997 (Ecuador)
  • H. d. tambopata Lamas, 1985 (Peru)
  • H. d. terrasanta Brown & Benson, 1975 (Brazil: Pará)
  • H. d. titan Neukirchen, 1995 (Brazil: Amazonas)
  • H. d. turneri Brown & Benson, 1975 (Brazil: Amazonas)
  • H. d. ucayalensis H. & R. Holzinger, 1975 (Peru)
  • H. d. ulysses Brown & Benson, 1975 (Bolivia)
  • H. d. zikani Brown & Benson, 1975 (Brazil: Amazonas)

    • References

    Heliconius demeter Wikipedia
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