Heliconius doris
Appearance
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Heliconius doris doris, Quito, Ecuador | |
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Heliconius doris viridis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Heliconius |
Species: | H. doris
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Binomial name | |
Heliconius doris (Linnaeus, 1771)
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Heliconius doris, the Doris longwing or Doris[1] is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is known for being a polymorphic species which participates in various Müllerian mimicry rings throughout Central America and the Amazon rainforest. It is a species of special interest in biological science for the genetic basis and role of polymorphism (biology) in ecology and evolution.
It is commonly found from sea level to 1200 metres in forest clearings.[2]
The larvae primarily feed on granadilla species. Adults feed on nectar from Lantana flowers, with the females also collecting pollen from Psiguria and Psychotia flowers.[2]
Subspecies
[edit]Listed alphabetically:[3]
- Heliconius doris delila (Hübner, [1813]) – (Peru)
- Heliconius doris dives (Oberthür, 1920) – (Colombia, Venezuela)
- Heliconius doris doris (Linnaeus, 1771) – (Surinam, French Guiana, Guyana, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil)
- Heliconius doris obscurus (Weymer, 1891) – (Colombia, Ecuador)
- ?Heliconius doris virescens Riffarth, 1901
- Heliconius doris viridis (Staudinger, 1885) – (Panama, Honduras)
- Heliconus doris morralli (Cast, 2019) – (Trinidad)
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H. d. doris - MHNT
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H. d. doris
Rayed longwing
Cristalino River
Southern Amazon, Brazil -
H. d. viridis
Las Horquetas
Costa Rica
References
[edit]- ^ "Tree of Life web project". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ a b The Doris, Learn about Butterflies
- ^ "Heliconius Kluk, 1780" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
External links
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- Species info Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine, Tree of Life web project