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Checklist for Tribe Heliconiini Swainson, 1822 (Heliconians)
and region Mato Grosso (West Central Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
275
2148
4127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
275
2148
4127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
261
2105
4056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
160
1485
3009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
34
417
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
34
417
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
33
415
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
311
604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
307
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
239
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
128
305
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries
11
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHeliconiini
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians, Longwings
7
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mato Grosso
7 Genera with 20 Species
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dryadula Michener, 1758Banded Orange1SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1775Julia Heliconians1SpeciesTaxom
Eueides Hübner, 1819Longwings2SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1862Brush-footed butterflies17SpeciesTaxom
Neruda Turner, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Philaethria Billberg, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mato Grosso
20 Species and 11 Subspecies
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Dryadula phaetusa Linnaeus, 1758Banded Longwing
Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775Flambeau
Eueides isabella Stoll, 1781Isabella's heliconian
Eueides vibilia Godart, 1819
Heliconius aliphera Latreille & ..., 1819Juliette
Heliconius aoede (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Neruda aoede Hübner, 1813
Heliconius burneyi Hübner, 1831
Heliconius demeter eratosignis Joicey & Talbot, 1925
Heliconius doris (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius elevatus schmassmanni Joicey & Talbot, 1925
Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius ethilla chapadensis Brown, 1973
Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758Common Postman
Heliconius melpomene curvifascia (G. Talbot, 1928)⇒ Heliconius melpomene burchelli Poulton, 1910
Heliconius melpomene hypna (H.H. Riffarth, 1901)⇒ Heliconius melpomene cythera Hewitson, 1869
Heliconius melpomene melpomene (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius numata zobrysi Fruhstorfer, 1910
Heliconius sara Fabricius, 1793Sara Longwing
Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866Wallace'S Longwing
Heliconius xanthocles donatia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Heliconius xanthocles xanthocles (H. Bates, 1862)⇒ Heliconius xanthocles melete C. Felder & ..., 1865
Neruda aoede eurycleia Brown, 1973
Neruda aoede faleria Fruhstorfer, 1910
Philaethria dido Linnaeus, 1763Dido longwing

Subnodes of Heliconiini with occurrences in Mato Grosso
SubtribeHeliconiina
Swainson, 1822
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Heliconiini at itis.gov