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Checklist for Tribe Heliconiini Swainson, 1822 (Heliconians)
and region Amazonas (North Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
382
3979
8553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
382
3979
8553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3864
8271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2959
6620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
865
2050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
865
2050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
865
2050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
655
1699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
636
1680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
377
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
181
618
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries
17
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHeliconiini
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians, Longwings
9
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Amazonas
9 Genera with 42 Species
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 18622SpeciesTaxom
Dione Hübner, 1779Silverspots2SpeciesTaxom
Dryadula Michener, 1758Banded Orange1SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1779Julia Heliconians2SpeciesTaxom
Eueides Hübner, 1873Longwings10SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1937Brush-footed butterflies79SpeciesTaxom
Laparus Billberg, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Neruda Turner, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Philaethria Billberg, 19123SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amazonas
42 Species and 70 Subspecies
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae lucina C. Felder & ..., 1862
Dione glycera C.Felder & R..., 1861Andean Silverspot
Dione juno Cramer, 1779Juno Heliconian
Dryadula phaetusa Linnaeus, 1758Banded Longwing
Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775Flambeau
Dryas iulia alcionea Cramer, 1779
Eueides isabella Stoll, 1781Isabella's heliconian
Eueides lampeto Bates, 1862
Eueides lampeto lampeto (H. Bates, 1862)⇒ Eueides lampeto nigrofulva Kaye, 1906
Eueides lineata Salvin & Godman, 1868Thick-edged Longwing
Eueides lybia Fabricius, 1775Lybia Longwing
Eueides tales Cramer, 1775
Eueides tales barcellinus J. Zikán, 1937
Eueides tales eanes (lucretius J...., 1937)⇒ Eueides tales barcellinus J. Zikán, 1937
Eueides vibilia Godart, 1819
Eueides vibilia unifasciatus Butler, 1873
Heliconius aliphera Latreille & ..., 1819Juliette
Heliconius antiochus Linnaeus, 1767Antiochus Longwing
Heliconius aoede (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Neruda aoede Hübner, 1813
Heliconius astraea astraea Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius burneyi anjae Neukirchen, 1995
Heliconius burneyi burneyi (Hübner, 1831)⇒ Heliconius burneyi catharinae Staudinger, 1885
Heliconius clytia (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866
Heliconius demeter similis (H. Neustetter, 1931)⇒ Heliconius demeter demeter Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius demeter titan Neukirchen, 1995
Heliconius demeter turneri Brown & Benson, 1975
Heliconius demeter zikani Brown & Benson, 1975
Heliconius doris (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius egeria Cramer, 1775
Heliconius egeria egeria-hyas (asterope J. ..., 1937)⇒ Heliconius egeria homogena Bryk, 1953
Heliconius egeria egerides Staudinger, 1896
Heliconius egeria homogena Bryk, 1953
Heliconius egeria hyas Weymer, 1884
Heliconius elevatus Nöldner, 1901
Heliconius elevatus elevatus (Nöldner, 1901)⇒ Heliconius elevatus pseudocupidineus Neustetter, 1931
Heliconius elevatus pseudocupidineus Neustetter, 1931
Heliconius elevatus taracuanus Bryk, 1953
Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius erato coralii A.G. Butler, 1877
Heliconius erato cybele (cybelina O. ..., 1897)⇒ Heliconius erato amalfreda Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius erato erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heliconius erato venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius erato lativitta Butler, 1877
Heliconius erato phyllis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Heliconius erato venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius erato reductimacula Bryk, 1953
Heliconius erato venusta (Bryk, 1953)⇒ Heliconius erato reductimacula Bryk, 1953
Heliconius erato vesta (P. Cramer, 1777)⇒ Heliconius erato lativitta Butler, 1877
Heliconius ethilla Godart, 1819Ethilia longwing
Heliconius ethilla aerotome C. & R. Felder, 1862
Heliconius ethilla penthesilea Neukirchen, 1994
Heliconius hecale ennius Weymer, 1891
Heliconius hecale jonas (G. Weymer, 1894)⇒ Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius hecale nigrofasciatus Weymer, 1894
Heliconius hecale quitalenus (denticulatus..., 1907)⇒ Heliconius hecale sulphureus Weymer, 1894
Heliconius hecale sulphureus Weymer, 1894
Heliconius hecale versicolor G. Weymer, 1894
Heliconius hecuba dismorphia (H. Buchecker, 1880)⇒ Heliconius hecuba choarina Hewitson, 1872
Heliconius hermathena Hewitson, 1854Hermathena Longwing
Heliconius hermathena sabinae Neukirchen, 1992
Heliconius hermathena sheppardi K. Brown & B..., 1977
Heliconius leucadia Bates, 1862
Heliconius leucadia leucadia H. Bates, 1862
Heliconius leucadia pseudorhea Staudinger, 1896
Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758Common Postman
Heliconius melpomene aglaope (C. Felder & ..., 1862)⇒ Heliconius melpomene schunkei Lamas, 1976
Heliconius melpomene amaryllis (Felder, 1862)⇒ Heliconius melpomene malleti Lamas, 1988
Heliconius melpomene amor Staudinger &..., 1885
Heliconius melpomene hippolyte Bates, 1862
Heliconius melpomene hypna (H.H. Riffarth, 1901)⇒ Heliconius melpomene cythera Hewitson, 1869
Heliconius melpomene madeira N. Riley, 1919
Heliconius melpomene mutabilis A.G. Butler, 1877
Heliconius melpomene tyche Bates, 1862
Heliconius metharme Erichson, 1849
Heliconius numata aurora Bates, 1862
Heliconius numata bicoloratus Butler, 1873
Heliconius numata geminatus Weymer, 1894
Heliconius numata gordius (G. Weymer, 1894)⇒ Heliconius numata aurora Bates, 1862
Heliconius numata mavors Weymer, 1894
Heliconius numata nubifer Butler, 1875
Heliconius numata numata (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Heliconius numata superioris Butler, 1875
Heliconius numata silvana (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Heliconius numata illustris Weymer, 1894
Heliconius numata superioris Butler, 1875
Heliconius numatus Cramer, 1780
Heliconius pardalinus Bates, 1862
Heliconius pardalinus fortunatus (G. Weymer, 1883)⇒ Heliconius pardalinus radiosus A. Butler, 1873
Heliconius pardalinus pardalinus (H. Bates, 1862)⇒ Heliconius pardalinus dilatus Weymer, 1894
Heliconius pardalinus spurius (G. Weymer, 1894)⇒ Heliconius pardalinus radiosus A. Butler, 1873
Heliconius ricini Linnaeus, 1758Ricini Longwing
Heliconius sara Fabricius, 1793Sara Longwing
Heliconius sara sara (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864
Heliconius telesiphe Doubleday, 1847Telesiphe Longwing
Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866Wallace'S Longwing
Heliconius wallacei colon Weymer, 1891
Heliconius wallacei wallacei (Reakirt, 1866)⇒ Heliconius wallacei kayei Neustetter, 1929
Heliconius xanthocles melete C. Felder & ..., 1865
Heliconius xanthocles similatus J. Zikán, 1937
Laparus doris erato (metharmina O..., 1897)⇒ Laparus doris viridis Staudinger, 1885
Neruda aoede aoede (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Neruda aoede lucretius Weymer, 1891
Neruda aoede lucretius Weymer, 1891
Neruda metharme Erichson, 1849
Philaethria dido Linnaeus, 1763Dido longwing
Philaethria dido chocoensis Constantino, 1999
Philaethria pygmalion Fruhstorfer, 1912

Subnodes of Heliconiini with occurrences in Amazonas
SubtribeHeliconiina
Swainson, 1822
6
37
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Heliconiini at itis.gov