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Species of butterfly

Aoede longwing
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Heliconius
Species: H. aoede
Binomial name
Heliconius aoede
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Nereis aoede Hübner,
  • Neruda aoede (Hübner, )

Heliconius aoede, the Aoede longwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. 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

Listed alphabetically:

  • H. a. aoede (Brazil)
  • H. a. aliciae (Neukirchen, 2000) (Ecuador)
  • H. a. astydamia (Erichson, ) (Guyana)
  • H. a. auca (Neukirchen, 1997) (Ecuador)
  • H. a. ayacuchensis Neukirchen, 1992 (Venezuela)
  • H. a. bartletti (Druce, 1876) (Peru, Colombia)
  • H. a. centurius Neukirchen, 1994 (French Guiana)
  • H. a. cupidineus Stichel, 1906 (Peru)
  • H. a. emmelina (Oberthür, 1902) (Guyana)
  • H. a. eurycleia Brown, 1973 (Brazil: Mato Grosso)
  • H. a. faleria Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Brazil: Mato Grosso)
  • H. a. lucretius (Weymer, 1891) (Brazil: Amazonas)
  • H. a. manu Lamas, 1976 (Peru)
  • H. a. philipi Brown, 1976 (Bolivia)

References

  1. ^ "Heliconius Kluk, 1780" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. TOL
Taxon identifiers
Heliconius aoede
Neruda aoede


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