Heliconius hecalesia
| Five-spotted Longwing | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heliconius |
| Species: | H. hecalesia |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliconius hecalesia Hewitson, 1853[1] | |
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The Five-spotted Longwing (Heliconius hecalesia) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Central America to Venezuela and Ecuador.[2]
The wingspan is 50–61 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on plants from the subgenera Tryphostemmatoides and Plectostemma, including Passiflora biflora and Passiflora lancearea. They are gregarious. Pupation takes place in a slate grey pupa with black markings.
Subspecies
- Heliconius hecalesia hecalesia (Colombia)
- Heliconius hecalesia formosus Bates, 1866 (Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua)
- Heliconius hecalesia octavia Bates, 1866 (Guatemala)
- Heliconius hecalesia gynaesia Hewitson, 1875
- Heliconius hecalesia longarena Hewitson, 1875 (Colombia)
- Heliconius hecalesia eximius Stichel, 1923 (Colombia)
- Heliconius hecalesia romeroi Brown & Fernández, 1985 (Venezuela)
References
- ↑ Heliconius hecalesia at funet.fi
- ↑ TOLweb
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