Heliconius antiochus

The synonym Papilio antiochus was also applied (invalidly) to the species now known as Catonephele acontius

Heliconius antiochus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Heliconius
Species:
H. antiochus
Binomial name
Heliconius antiochus
Synonyms
  • Papilio antiochus Linnaeus, 1767 (nec Fabricius)
  • Heliconius zobeide Butler, 1869
  • Heliconius antiochus ab. divisus Staudinger, [1897]
  • Heliconius antiochus ab. alba Riffarth, 1900
  • Heliconius antiochus alba ab. trimaculata Krüger, 1933
  • Papilio aranea Fabricius, 1793
  • Heliconius salvinii Dewitz, 1877
  • Heliconius antiochus var. araneides Staudinger, 1897

Heliconius antiochus, the Antiochus longwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1767. It is found from Panama to the Amazon region. The habitat consists of riparian forests.[2]

Subspecies

  • Heliconius antiochus antiochus (Venezuela to Peru)
  • Heliconius antiochus aranea (Fabricius, 1793) (Venezuela)
  • Heliconius antiochus araneides Staudinger, 1897 (Venezuela)
  • Heliconius antiochus salvinii Dewitz, 1877 (Venezuela)

References

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