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Checklist for Tribe Heliconiini Swainson, 1822 (Heliconians)
and region Guyana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
359
3285
6450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
231
2533
5194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
851
1681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
851
1681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
850
1680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
560
1196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
525
1147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
224
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
112
280
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries
10
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHeliconiini
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians, Longwings
8
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guyana
8 Genera with 34 Species
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dryadula Michener, 1758Banded Orange1SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1775Julia Heliconians1SpeciesTaxom
Eueides Hübner, 1903Longwings9SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1862Brush-footed butterflies56SpeciesTaxom
Laparus Billberg, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Neruda Turner, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Philaethria Billberg, 19122SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
34 Species and 47 Subspecies
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Dryadula phaetusa Linnaeus, 1758Banded Longwing
Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775Flambeau
Eueides lampeto acacetes Hewitson, 1869
Eueides lampeto apicalis Röber, 1927
Eueides lampeto carbo Seitz, 1913
Eueides lampeto lampeto (H. Bates, 1862)⇒ Eueides lampeto nigrofulva Kaye, 1906
Eueides lampeto nigrofulva Kaye, 1906
Eueides lybia Fabricius, 1775Lybia Longwing
Eueides tales surdus Stichel, 1903
Eueides vibilia Godart, 1819
Eueides vibilia vialis Stichel, 1903Vibilia Longwing
Heliconius aliphera Latreille & ..., 1819Juliette
Heliconius antiochus Linnaeus, 1767Antiochus Longwing
Heliconius antiochus antiochus Linnaeus, 1767
Heliconius aoede (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Neruda aoede Hübner, 1813
Heliconius besckei Ménétriés, 1857
Heliconius burneyi huebneri Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767Florida Zebra Longwing
Heliconius clytia (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866
Heliconius demeter Staudinger, 1897Demeter Longwing
Heliconius demeter beebei Turner, 1966
Heliconius doris (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius doris doris (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius egeria Cramer, 1775
Heliconius elevatus Nöldner, 1901
Heliconius elevatus roraima Turner, 1966
Heliconius elevatus tumatumari Kaye, 1906
Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius erato amalfreda Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius erato elimaea (W.F. Erichson, 1849)⇒ Heliconius erato amalfreda Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius erato hydara (Hewitson, 1867)⇒ Heliconius erato colombina Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius erato magnifica Riffarth, 1900
Heliconius erato tellus Riffarth, 1903
Heliconius eratoformis (Staudinger, 1897)⇒ Heliconius demeter Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius ethilla Godart, 1819Ethilia longwing
Heliconius hecale Fabricius, 1775Golden Heliconian
Heliconius hecale clearei A. Hall, 1930
Heliconius hecale hecale Fabricius, 1776
Heliconius hecale metellus Weymer, 1894
Heliconius hecale pasithoe (P. Cramer, 1775)⇒ Heliconius hecale hecale Fabricius, 1776
Heliconius hecale vetustus (A. Butler, 1873)⇒ Heliconius hecale metellus Weymer, 1894
Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758Common Postman
Heliconius melpomene cythera Hewitson, 1869
Heliconius melpomene luteipicta H. Neustetter, 1926
Heliconius melpomene melpomene (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius melpomene pyrforus Kaye, 1907
Heliconius melpomene vulcanus (A. Butler, 1865)⇒ Heliconius melpomene pyrforus Kaye, 1907
Heliconius numata Cramer, 1780Numata Longwing
Heliconius numata guiensis (H.H. Riffarth, 1900)⇒ Heliconius numata Cramer, 1780
Heliconius numata illustris Weymer, 1894
Heliconius numata numata (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Heliconius numata superioris Butler, 1875
Heliconius numata silvana (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Heliconius numata illustris Weymer, 1894
Heliconius numatus Cramer, 1780
Heliconius numatus guiensis Riffarth, 1900
Heliconius ricini Linnaeus, 1758Ricini Longwing
Heliconius sara Fabricius, 1793Sara Longwing
Heliconius sara apseudes (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864
Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864Sara Longwing
Heliconius sara sara (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864
Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866Wallace'S Longwing
Heliconius wallacei flavescens Weymer, 1891
Heliconius wallacei hagar (W.F. Kirby, 1900)⇒ Heliconius wallacei flavescens Weymer, 1891
Heliconius xanthocles Bates, 1862
Heliconius xanthocles donatia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Heliconius xanthocles explicata K. Brown, 1976
Heliconius xanthocles melete C. Felder & ..., 1865
Heliconius xanthocles xanthocles (H. Bates, 1862)⇒ Heliconius xanthocles melete C. Felder & ..., 1865
Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771Doris Longwing
Laparus doris doris (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Laparus doris dives Oberthür, 1920
Laparus doris gibbsi W.J. Kaye, 1919
Neruda aoede astydamia Erichson, 1849
Neruda aoede emmelina Oberthür, 1902
Neruda metharme Erichson, 1849
Neruda metharme metharme Erichson, 1849
Philaethria dido Linnaeus, 1763Dido longwing
Philaethria pygmalion Fruhstorfer, 1912

Subnodes of Heliconiini with occurrences in Guyana
SubtribeHeliconiina
Swainson, 1822
5
29
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Heliconiini at itis.gov