Heliconius nattereri

Natterer's longwing
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Heliconius
Species:	H. nattereri
Binomial name
	Heliconius nattereri; C. & R. Felder, 1865
Synonyms
	Heliconius fruhstorferi Riffarth, 1899;

Heliconius nattereri (Natterer's longwing) is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is endemic to the Atlantic forest of Brazil.

The butterfly has been found in the Feliciano Miguel Abdala Private Natural Heritage Reserve in the state of Minas Gerais.^[1]

References

^ Eduardo M. Veado, RPPN Feliciano Miguel Abdala: Characteristics, Preserve-Muriqui, retrieved 2016-05-09

Sources

World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Heliconius nattereri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.

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[1] Eduardo M. Veado, RPPN Feliciano Miguel Abdala: Characteristics, Preserve-Muriqui, retrieved 2016-05-09

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