Heliconius elevatus
Species of butterfly
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Heliconius elevatus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae native to the Amazon Basin.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heliconius |
| Species: | H. elevatus |
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| Heliconius elevatus (Nöldner, 1901) | |
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Description
The larvae are gregarious and mostly feed on Passiflora species. They reach a length of about 16 mm.[1]
Taxonomy
Publication
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 pardalinus Bates, 1862
Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758
Heliconius elevatus resulted from hybrid speciation involving the parent species Heliconius pardalinus and Heliconius melpomene.[4][5]
Ecology
Herbivory
Heliconius elevatus feeds on Passiflora.[1]
Habitat
It inhabits riparian forests at an elevation of 0-2000 m above sea level.[1]
