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Heliconius lalitae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Heliconius

Similar
  
Heliconius demeter, Heliconius ricini, Heliconius hermathena, Heliconius hecuba, Heliconius hecalesia

Heliconius lalitae is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Christian Brévignon in 1996. It is endemic to French Guiana.

The forewings have yellow distal spots and a red basal area. There is a basal transverse red stripe across the discal cell of the hindwings.

References

Heliconius lalitae Wikipedia