Heliconius aoede

Heliconius aoede
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Neruda
Species:	N. aoede
Binomial name
Neruda aoede (Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
Nereis aoede Hübner, [1813] Heliconius aoede Heliconia aoede astydamia (Erichson, [1849]) Heliconius bartletti Druce, 1876 Neruda vedius Staudinger, 1885 Heliconius aoede f. metella Neustetter, 1932 Heliconia emmelina Oberthür, 1902 Heliconius aoede cupidineus Stichel, 1906 Heliconia bartletti var. reducta Oberthür, 1920 Heliconius aoede faleria Fruhstorfer, 1910 Heliconius lucretius Weymer, 1891 Heliconius aoede aoede f. postalbimacula Bryk, 1953 Heliconius aoede eurycleia Brown, 1973 Heliconius aoede manu Lamas, 1976 Heliconius aoede philipi Brown, 1976 Heliconius (Neruda) aoede ayacuchensis Neukirchen, 1992 Heliconius (Neruda) aoede centurius Neukirchen, 1994

Neruda aoede, the Aoede longwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in the Amazon basin. The habitat consists of deep forests.

The larvae feed on Dilkea and Mitostemma species.

Subspecies

• N. a. aoede (Brazil)
• N. a. aliciae Neukirchen, 2000 (Ecuador)
• N. a. astydamia (Erichson, [1849]) (Guyana)
• N. a. auca Neukirchen, 1997 (Ecuador)
• N. a. ayacuchensis (Neukirchen, 1992) (Venezuela)
• N. a. bartletti (Druce, 1876) (Peru, Colombia)
• N. a. centurius (Neukirchen, 1994) (French Guiana)
• N. a. cupidineus (Stichel, 1906) (Peru)
• N. a. emmelina (Oberthür, 1902) (Guyana)
• N. a. eurycleia (Brown, 1973) (Brazil: Mato Grosso)
• N. a. faleria (Fruhstorfer, 1910) (Brazil: Mato Grosso)
• N. a. lucretius (Weymer, 1891) (Brazil: Amazonas)
• N. a. manu (Lamas, 1976) (Peru)
• N. a. philipi (Brown, 1976) (Bolivia)

References

• Neruda aoede at Insecta.pro