Heliconius doris
Species of butterfly
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Heliconius doris, the Doris longwing or Doris[1] is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is known for being a polymorphic species which participates in various Müllerian mimicry rings throughout Central America and the Amazon rainforest. It is a species of special interest in biological science for the genetic basis and role of polymorphism (biology) in ecology and evolution.
| Heliconius doris | |
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| Heliconius doris doris, Quito, Ecuador | |
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| Heliconius doris viridis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heliconius |
| Species: | H. doris |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliconius doris (Linnaeus, 1771) | |
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It is commonly found from sea level to 1200 metres in forest clearings.[2]
The larvae primarily feed on granadilla species. Adults feed on nectar from Lantana flowers, with the females also collecting pollen from Psiguria and Psychotia flowers.[2]
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:[3]
- Heliconius doris delila (Hübner, [1813]) – (Peru)
- Heliconius doris dives (Oberthür, 1920) – (Colombia, Venezuela)
- Heliconius doris doris (Linnaeus, 1771) – (Surinam, French Guiana, Guyana, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil)
- Heliconius doris obscurus (Weymer, 1891) – (Colombia, Ecuador)
- ?Heliconius doris virescens Riffarth, 1901
- Heliconius doris viridis (Staudinger, 1885) – (Panama, Honduras)
- Heliconus doris morralli (Cast, 2019) – (Trinidad)
H. d. doris - MHNT
H. d. doris
Rayed longwing
Cristalino River
Southern Amazon, Brazil
H. d. viridis
Las Horquetas
Costa Rica
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