Heliconius doris

Heliconius doris
Laparus doris viridis
Blue specimen, Quito, Ecuador
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Heliconiini
Genus:	Laparus Billberg, 1820
Species:	L. doris
Binomial name
Laparus doris (Linnaeus, 1771)
Synonyms
Genus: Crenis Hübner, 1821 Species: Heliconius doris Papilio doris Linnaeus, 1771 Papilio quirina Cramer, [1775] Papilio amathusia Cramer, [1777] Nereis delila Hübner, [1813] Migonitis crenis Hübner, 1816 Crenis brylle Hübner, 1821 Heliconia dorimena Doubleday, 1847 Heliconius mars Staudinger, 1885

The Doris Longwing or The Doris (Laparus doris) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family and only member (i.e., monotypic) of the Laparus genus. It is found from Central America to the Amazon. There is considerable colour and pattern variation, even at sub-species level.

It is found from sea level to 1200 metres in forest clearings.

The larvae primarily feed on Granadilla species. Adults feed on nectar from Lantana flowers, with the females also collect pollen from Psiguria and Psychotia flowers.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.

• Laparus doris delila (Hübner, [1813]) – (Peru)
• Laparus doris dives (Oberthür, 1920) – (Colombia, Venezuela)
• Laparus doris doris (Linnaeus, 1771) – (Surinam, French Guiana, Guyana, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil)
• Laparus doris obscurus (Weymer, 1891) – (Colombia, Ecuador)
• ?Laparus doris virescens Riffarth, 1901
• Laparus doris viridis (Staudinger, 1885) – (Panama, Honduras)

There is also an unnamed subspecies from Trinidad.

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  L. d. doris - MHNT
• 
  L. d. doris
  Rayed longwing
  Cristalino River
  Southern Amazon, Brazil
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  L. d. viridis
  Las Horquetas
  Costa Rica

External links

• Species info, Tree of Life Web