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Heliconiini
Heliconiini is a tribe of butterflies in the subfamily Heliconiinae, also known as the passion-vine butterflies. This group has roughly 100 species and subspecies distributed primarily in the Neotropics. at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Genera and select species *'' Agraulis'' (Boisduval & Le Conte, 1833) **'' Agraulis vanillae'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – Gulf fritillary *''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heliconius
''Heliconius'' comprises a colorful and widespread genus of brush-footed butterflies commonly known as the longwings or heliconians. This genus is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the New World, from South America as far north as the southern United States. The larvae of these butterflies eat passion flower vines (Passifloraceae). Adults exhibit bright wing color patterns which signal their distastefulness to potential predators. Brought to the forefront of scientific attention by Victorian naturalists, these butterflies exhibit a striking diversity and mimicry, both amongst themselves and with species in other groups of butterflies and moths. The study of ''Heliconius'' and other groups of mimetic butterflies allowed the English naturalist Henry Walter Bates, following his return from Brazil in 1859, to lend support to Charles Darwin, who had found similar diversity amongst the Galápagos finches. Model for evolutionary study ''Heliconius' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heliconiinae
The Heliconiinae, commonly called heliconians or longwings, are a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies (family (biology), family Nymphalidae). They can be divided into 45–50 genera and were sometimes treated as a separate family Heliconiidae within the Papilionoidea. The colouration is predominantly reddish and black, and though of varying wing shape, the forewings are always elongated tipwards, hence the common name. Most longwings are found in the Tropics, particularly in South America; only the Argynnini are quite diverse in the Holarctic. Especially tropical species feed on poisonous plants, characteristically Passifloraceae vines, as larvae, becoming poisonous themselves. The adult butterflies announce their acquired toxicity with strong aposematic colours, warning off would-be predators. There are several famous cases of Batesian mimicry, Batesian and Müllerian mimicry both within this group and with other butterflies. Other commonly seen food plants are Fabaceae ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dione Juno
''Dione juno'', the Juno silverspot, juno longwing, or Juno heliconian, is a species of butterfly of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae found from southern United States to South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...."''Dione'' Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Subspecies Listed alphabetically: *''D. j. andicola'' (Bates, 1864) *''D. j. huascuma'' (Reakirt, 1866) *''D. j. juno'' (Cramer, [1779])[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dryadula Phaetusa
''Dryadula'' is a monotypic genus of the butterfly family Nymphalidae. Its single species, ''Dryadula phaetusa'', known as the banded orange heliconian, banded orange, or orange tiger, is native from Brazil to central Mexico, and in summer can be found rarely as far north as central Florida. Its wingspan ranges from 86 to 89 mm, and it is colored a bright orange with thick black stripes in males and a duller orange with fuzzier black stripes in females. It feeds primarily on the nectar of flowers and on bird droppings; its caterpillar feeds on passion vines including '' Passiflora tetrastylis''. It is generally found in lowland tropical fields and valleys. This species is unpalatable to birds and belongs to the "orange" Müllerian mimicry complex. Banded orange heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa) male underside.jpg, male underside Banded orange heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa) female.jpg, female dorsal side Dryadula phaetusa MHNT.jpg, pinned specimen (both sides) - MHNT Dryadu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podotricha
''Podotricha'' is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species ha .... at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Species *'' Podotricha judith'' (Guérin-Ménéville, 1844) *'' Podotricha telesiphe''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philaethria
''Philaethria'' is a genus of New World butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. Species The following is a list of species classified under ''Philaethria'': at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *'' Philaethria andrei'' Brevignon, 2002 - Found in , *'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neotropics
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In biogeography, the Neotropic or Neotropical realm is one of the eight terrestrial realms. This realm includes South America, Central America, the Caribbean Islands, and southern North America. In Mexico, the Yucatán Peninsula and southern lowlands, and most of the east and west coastlines, including the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula are Neotropical. In the United States southern Florida and coastal Central Florida are considered Neotropical. The realm also includes temperate southern South America. In contrast, the Neotropical Floristic Kingdom excludes southernmost South America, which instead is placed in the Antarctic kingdom. The Neotropic is delimited by similarities in fauna or flora. Its fauna and flora are distin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eueides
''Eueides'' is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. Species Listed alphabetically: at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *'' Eueides aliphera'' (Godart, 1819) – Juliette *'' Eueides emsleyi'' Brown, 1976 *'' Eueides heliconioides'' C. & R. Felder, 1861 *'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dryas Iulia
''Dryas iulia'' (often incorrectly spelled ''julia''),Lamas, G. (editor) (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea – Papilionoidea. commonly called the Julia butterfly, Julia heliconian, the flame, or flambeau, is a species of brush-footed (or nymphalid) butterfly. The sole representative of its genus ''Dryas'', it is native from Brazil to southern Texas and Florida, and in summer can sometimes be found as far north as eastern Nebraska. Over 15 subspecies have been described. Its wingspan ranges from 82 to 92 mm, and it is colored orange (brighter in male specimens) with black markings; this species is somewhat unpalatable to birds and belongs to the "orange" Müllerian mimicry complex. This butterfly is a fast flier and frequents clearings, paths, and margins of forests and woodlands. It feeds on the nectar of flowers, such as lantanas (''Lantana'') and shepherd's-needle (''Scandix pecten-veneris''), and drinks the tears of caiman, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dione (butterfly)
''Dione'' is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae found from southern United States to South America."''Dione'' Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Species Listed alphabetically:References Heliconiini Nymphalidae of South America Nymphalidae genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Heliconiinae-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
