Heliconius ricini

Ricini Longwing
	Dorsal view
	Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Heliconius
Species:	H. ricini
Binomial name
	Heliconius ricini; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Papilio ricini Linnaeus, 1758; Papilio myrti Fabricius, 1775; Papilio polyhymnia Shaw, 1806; Eueides ricini insulanus Stichel, 1909;

The Ricini Longwing (Heliconius ricini) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Linnaeus in 1758. It is found from Venezuela and Trinidad to the Guianas and northern Brazil. The habitat consists of savanna-type areas.

Adults black wings with yellow forewing bands and a broad transverse red stripe on the hindwing.

The larvae feed on Passiflora species from the subgenus Granadilla. Full-grown larvae have a yellow body with black spots and a black head and reach a length of about 8 mm.^[2]

Subspecies

Heliconius ricini ricini (northern South America)
Heliconius ricini insulanus (Stichel, 1909) (Trinidad)

References

^ Heliconius ricini, funet.fi
^ TOL

Heliconius ricini in heliconius

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[1] Heliconius ricini, funet.fi

[2] TOL

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