Helicopis gnidus
Appearance
Helicopis gnidus | |
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Mounted specimen from Brazil | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Riodinidae |
Genus: | Helicopis |
Species: | H. gnidus
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Binomial name | |
Helicopis gnidus (Fabricius, 1787)
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Helicopis gnidus, the gnidus metalmark or spider-wing cupid, is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae.
Description
[edit]In Helicopis gnidus the uppersides of the wings are mainly black, with a large orange basal area, followed by a broad patch of white. The hindwings have iridescent patches (or "metalmarks") as well as several long tails.
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the northern countries of South America, mainly in Suriname, Brazil, Peru and Colombia.
Subspecies
[edit]- Helicopis gnidus gnidus (Suriname)
- Helicopis gnidus beaulieui Le Moult, 1939
- Helicopis gnidus galatea Stichel, 1919 (Brazil)
- Helicopis gnidus interrupta Le Moult, 1939 (Peru, Brazil, Colombia)
- Helicopis gnidus medialis Schaus & Cockerell, 1923 (Colombia)
- Helicopis gnidus nigrobasalis Aurivillius, 1929 (Brazil)
- Helicopis gnidus obidonus Le Moult, 1939 (Brazil)
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