- Source: Heliconius elevatus
Heliconius elevatus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae native to the Amazon Basin.
Description
The larvae are gregarious and mostly feed on Passiflora species. They reach a length of about 16 mm.
Taxonomy
= Publication
=It was published by Emil Nöldner in 1901.
= 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)
= Hybrid speciation
=Heliconius elevatus resulted from hybrid speciation involving the parent species Heliconius pardalinus and Heliconius melpomene.
Ecology
= Herbivory
=Heliconius elevatus feeds on Passiflora.
= Habitat
=It inhabits riparian forests at an elevation of 0-2000 m above sea level.
References
Heliconius elevatus in uniprot
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Heliconius
- Heliconius elevatus
- Heliconius
- Heliconius pardalinus
- Heliconius melpomene
- List of butterflies of the Amazon River basin and the Andes
- List of butterflies of French Guiana
