''Heliconius pachinus'', the pachinus longwing, is a

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

of 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 ...

native to Central America.

Distribution

''Heliconius pachinus'' occurs in Costa Rica and Panama.

References

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* * pachinus Nymphalidae of South America Lepidoptera of Panama Lepidoptera of Costa Rica Butterflies described in 1871 Taxa named by Henry Walter Bates {{Heliconiinae-stub