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Checklist for Tribe Heliconiini Swainson, 1822 (Heliconians)
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
4275
7998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3394
6433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
57
1050
2092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
57
1050
2092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1047
2087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
748
1569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
712
1519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
359
1010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
165
476
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries
14
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHeliconiini
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians, Longwings
7
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
7 Genera with 26 Species
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dione Hübner, 1779Silverspots1SpeciesTaxom
Dryadula Michener, 1758Banded Orange1SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1775Julia Heliconians1SpeciesTaxom
Eueides Hübner, 1819Longwings5SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1793Brush-footed butterflies20SpeciesTaxom
Philaethria Billberg, 19062SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
26 Species and 10 Subspecies
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Dione juno Cramer, 1779Juno Heliconian
Dryadula phaetusa Linnaeus, 1758Banded Longwing
Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775Flambeau
Eueides dianasa Stoll, 1781
Eueides ferruginea (B. Raymundo, 1931)⇒ Eueides pavana Ménétriés, 1857
Eueides isabella Stoll, 1781Isabella's heliconian
Eueides pavana Ménétriés, 1857
Eueides vibilia Godart, 1819
Heliconius aliphera Latreille & ..., 1819Juliette
Heliconius astraea rondonia K. Brown, 1973
Heliconius besckei Ménétriés, 1857
Heliconius burneyi ada Neustetter, 1925
Heliconius clytia (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866
Heliconius elevatus melpomene (thelxiope aq..., 1925)⇒ Heliconius elevatus schmassmanni Joicey & Talbot, 1925
Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius erato phyllis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Heliconius erato venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius ethilla Godart, 1819Ethilia longwing
Heliconius ethilla connexa (A. Seitz, 1912)⇒ Heliconius ethilla narcaea Godart, 1819
Heliconius ethilla jaruensis Brown, 1976
Heliconius ethilla narcaea Godart, 1819
Heliconius hippola Hewitson, 1867
Heliconius intermixta (Neustetter, 1931)⇒ Heliconius besckei Ménétriés, 1857
Heliconius melpomene mayi (R.F. d´Almeida, 1928)⇒ Heliconius melpomene nanna Stichel, 1899
Heliconius numata jiparanaensis Neustetter, 1931
Heliconius numata mediatrix (H. Neustetter, 1931)⇒ Heliconius numata jiparanaensis Neustetter, 1931
Heliconius numatus Cramer, 1780
Heliconius phyllis Fabricius, 1775
Heliconius sara Fabricius, 1793Sara Longwing
Philaethria dido Linnaeus, 1763Dido longwing
Philaethria wernickei Röber, 1906

Subnodes of Heliconiini with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
SubtribeHeliconiina
Swainson, 1822
6
24
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Heliconiini at itis.gov