Heliconius elevatus
Heliconius elevatus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Nöldner in 1901. It is found in the Amazon Basin. The habitat consists of riparian forests.
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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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The larvae are gregarious and mostly feed on Passiflora species from the subgenus Granadilla. Full-grown larvae have a white body with black spots and an orange head. They reach a length of about 16 mm.[1]
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)
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