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Heliconius elevatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Heliconius

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Heliconius elevatus is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Nöldner in 1901. It is found in the Amazon Basin. The habitat consists of riparian forests.

The larvae are gregarious and mostly feed on Passiflora species from the subgenus Granadilla. Full-grown larvae have a white body with black spots and an orange head. They reach a length of about 16 mm.

Subspecies

  • Heliconius elevatus elevatus (Peru)
  • Heliconius elevatus bari Oberthür, 1902 (French Guiana)
  • Heliconius elevatus lapis Lamas, 1976 (Peru)
  • Heliconius elevatus perchlora Joicey & Kaye, 1917 (Bolivia)
  • Heliconius elevatus pseudocupidineus Neustetter, 1931 (Peru)
  • Heliconius elevatus roraima Turner, 1966 (Guyana)
  • Heliconius elevatus schmidt-mummi Takahashi, 1977 (Brazil)
  • Heliconius elevatus schmassmanni Joicey & Talbot, 1925 (Brazil: Mato Grosso, Rondônia)
  • Heliconius elevatus sonjae Neukirchen, 1997 (Brazil: Pará)
  • Heliconius elevatus taracuanus Bryk, 1953 (Brazil: Amazonas)
  • Heliconius elevatus tumatumari Kaye, 1906 (Guyana)
  • Heliconius elevatus willmotti Neukirchen, 1997 (Ecuador)
  • Heliconius elevatus zoelleri Neukirchen, 1990 (Venezuela)

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