Neruda aoede

Updated on Oct 18, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Family Nymphalidae Genus Neruda Order Butterflies and moths		Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species

Similar Butterflies and moths, Heliconius burneyi, Heliconius demeter, Heliconius elevatus, Heliconius telesiphe

Neruda aoede, the Aoede longwing, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in the Amazon basin. The habitat consists of deep forests.

The larvae feed on Dilkea and Mitostemma species.

Subspecies

N. a. aoede (Brazil)

N. a. aliciae Neukirchen, 2000 (Ecuador)

N. a. astydamia (Erichson, [1849]) (Guyana)

N. a. auca Neukirchen, 1997 (Ecuador)

N. a. ayacuchensis (Neukirchen, 1992) (Venezuela)

N. a. bartletti (Druce, 1876) (Peru, Colombia)

N. a. centurius (Neukirchen, 1994) (French Guiana)

N. a. cupidineus (Stichel, 1906) (Peru)

N. a. emmelina (Oberthür, 1902) (Guyana)

N. a. eurycleia (Brown, 1973) (Brazil: Mato Grosso)

N. a. faleria (Fruhstorfer, 1910) (Brazil: Mato Grosso)

N. a. lucretius (Weymer, 1891) (Brazil: Amazonas)

N. a. manu (Lamas, 1976) (Peru)

N. a. philipi (Brown, 1976) (Bolivia)

References

Neruda aoede Wikipedia

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