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Checklist for Tribe Heliconiini Swainson, 1822 (Heliconians)
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
647
26961
190296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
110
7091
30841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
107
7058
30740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
102
7020
30604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
33
4352
17417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
28
3963
14929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
815
3720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
369
1583
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries
31
189
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHeliconiini
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians, Longwings
9
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
9 Genera with 35 Species
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17583SpeciesTaxom
Dione Hübner, 1825Silverspots1SpeciesTaxom
Dryadula Michener, 1758Banded Orange2SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1775Julia Heliconians8SpeciesTaxom
Eueides Hübner, 1909Longwings5SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1912Brush-footed butterflies37SpeciesTaxom
Laparus Billberg, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Neruda Turner, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Philaethria Billberg, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
35 Species and 33 Subspecies
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae maculosa Stichel, 1908
Agraulis vanillae vanillae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Agraulis vanillae maculosa Stichel, 1908
Dione moneta moneta Hübner, 1825Southern Cone Silverspot
Dryadula pactolia Meyrick, 0
Dryadula phaetusa Linnaeus, 1758Banded Longwing
Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775Flambeau
Dryas iulia alcionea Cramer, 1779
Dryas iulia iulia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Dryas iulia nudeola Bates, 1934
Dryas iulia moderata N. Riley, 1926Julia
Dryas iulia nudeola Bates, 1934Julia
Dryas julia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775
Dryas julia delila Fabricius, 1775Julia
Dryas julia julia Fabricius, 1775
Eueides isabella Stoll, 1781Isabella's heliconian
Eueides lineata Salvin & Godman, 1868Thick-edged Longwing
Eueides lybia Fabricius, 1775Lybia Longwing
Eueides tales Cramer, 1775
Eueides tales calathus Stichel, 1909
Heliconius antiochus Linnaeus, 1767Antiochus Longwing
Heliconius antiochus aranea Fabricius, 1793
Heliconius aoede astydamia Erichson, 1848
Heliconius burneyi Hübner, 1831
Heliconius burneyi catharinae Staudinger, 1885
Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767Florida Zebra Longwing
Heliconius clysonymus Latreille, 1817Clysonymus Longwing
Heliconius demeter bouqueti Nöldner, 1901
Heliconius doris (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius doris doris (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius egeria Cramer, 1775
Heliconius elevatus bari Oberthür, 1902
Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius erato elimaea (W.F. Erichson, 1849)⇒ Heliconius erato amalfreda Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius erato erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heliconius erato venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius erato hydara (Hewitson, 1867)⇒ Heliconius erato colombina Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius erato petiverana Doubleday, 1847Crimson-patched Longwing
Heliconius ethilla eucrate (J. Hübner, 1823)⇒ Heliconius ethilla narcaea Godart, 1819
Heliconius fortunatus spurius Weymer, 1893
Heliconius fumata Neustetter, 1926
Heliconius hecale Fabricius, 1775Golden Heliconian
Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius leucadia Bates, 1862
Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758Common Postman
Heliconius melpomene cybele (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Heliconius melpomene meriana J. Turner, 1967
Heliconius melpomene funebris Möschler, 1877
Heliconius melpomene milesia (H.H. Riffarth, 1901)⇒ Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius melpomene nanna Stichel, 1899
Heliconius melpomene xenoclea (Hewitson, 1853)⇒ Heliconius melpomene plesseni Riffarth, 1907
Heliconius numata aulicus Weymer, 1883
Heliconius numata ethra Hübner, 1831
Heliconius numatus Cramer, 1780
Heliconius ricini Linnaeus, 1758Ricini Longwing
Heliconius sara Fabricius, 1793Sara Longwing
Heliconius sara apseudes (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864
Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866Wallace'S Longwing
Heliconius xanthocles cethosia (A. Seitz, 1912)⇒ Heliconius xanthocles melete C. Felder & ..., 1865
Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771Doris Longwing
Neruda aoede emmelina Oberthür, 1902
Philaethria dido Linnaeus, 1763Dido longwing

Subnodes of Heliconiini with occurrences in Europe
SubtribeHeliconiina
Swainson, 1822
6
32
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Heliconiini at itis.gov