Heliconius demeter
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Heliconius demeter Staudinger, 1897
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Heliconius demeter, the Demeter longwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1897. It is found in the Amazon basin, from Guyana to Peru and Bolivia.[1] The habitat consists of sand forests.
The larvae are gregarious and feed on Dilkea and Mitostemma species. Full-grown larvae have a yellow body with black spots or bands and a black head. They reach a length of about 20 mm.
Etymology
The species is named for the Greek goddess Demeter.[2]
Subspecies
- H. d. demeter (Peru, Brazil: Amazonas)
- H. d. angeli Neukirchen, 1997 (Peru)
- H. d. beebei Turner, 1966 (Guyana)
- H. d. bouqueti Nöldner, 1901 (French Guiana)
- H. d. eratosignis (Joicey & Talbot, 1925) (Brazil: Mato Grosso)
- H. d. karinae Neukirchen, 1990 (Brazil: Pará)
- H. d. neildi Neukirchen, 1997 (Ecuador)
- H. d. tambopata Lamas, 1985 (Peru)
- H. d. terrasanta Brown & Benson, 1975 (Brazil: Pará)
- H. d. titan Neukirchen, 1995 (Brazil: Amazonas)
- H. d. turneri Brown & Benson, 1975 (Brazil: Amazonas)
- H. d. ucayalensis H. & R. Holzinger, 1975 (Peru)
- H. d. ulysses Brown & Benson, 1975 (Bolivia)
- H. d. zikani Brown & Benson, 1975 (Brazil: Amazonas)
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