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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
490
6922
16136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
489
6921
16135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
468
6849
15979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
289
5336
12590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
60
1535
3414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
1535
3414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
1528
3407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1090
2536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1044
2467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
466
1490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
223
725
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries
18
89
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHeliconiini
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians, Longwings
7
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Brazil
7 Genera with 37 Species
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 19082SpeciesTaxom
Dione Hübner, 1825Silverspots2SpeciesTaxom
Dryadula Michener, 1758Banded Orange1SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1775Julia Heliconians1SpeciesTaxom
Eueides Hübner, 1903Longwings7SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1852Brush-footed butterflies39SpeciesTaxom
Philaethria Billberg, 19062SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Brazil
37 Species and 24 Subspecies
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae maculosa Stichel, 1908
Dione juno Cramer, 1779Juno Heliconian
Dione moneta Hübner, 1825Mexican Silverspot
Dryadula phaetusa Linnaeus, 1758Banded Longwing
Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775Flambeau
Eueides dianasa Stoll, 1781
Eueides ferruginea (B. Raymundo, 1931)⇒ Eueides pavana Ménétriés, 1857
Eueides heliconioides C.Felder & R..., 1861
Eueides isabella Stoll, 1781Isabella's heliconian
Eueides pavana Ménétriés, 1857
Eueides vibilia Godart, 1819
Eueides vibilia pallens Stichel, 1903
Heliconius aliphera Latreille & ..., 1819Juliette
Heliconius antiochus aranea Fabricius, 1793
Heliconius aoede (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Neruda aoede Hübner, 1813
Heliconius astraea rondonia K. Brown, 1973
Heliconius besckei Ménétriés, 1857
Heliconius besckei principalis (Röber, 1921)⇒ Heliconius besckei Ménétriés, 1857
Heliconius burneyi Hübner, 1831
Heliconius burneyi ada Neustetter, 1925
Heliconius clytia (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866
Heliconius doris (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius elevatus melpomene (thelxiope aq..., 1925)⇒ Heliconius elevatus schmassmanni Joicey & Talbot, 1925
Heliconius elevatus perchlora Joicey & Kaye, 1917
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 ethilla physcoa (A. Seitz, 1912)⇒ Heliconius ethilla polychrous C. & R. Felder, 1865
Heliconius ethilla polychrous C. & R. Felder, 1865
Heliconius fruhstorferi (H.H. Riffarth, 1899)⇒ Heliconius nattereri C. Felder & ..., 1865
Heliconius hecuba dismorphia (H. Buchecker, 1880)⇒ Heliconius hecuba choarina Hewitson, 1872
Heliconius hippola Hewitson, 1867
Heliconius intermixta (Neustetter, 1931)⇒ Heliconius besckei Ménétriés, 1857
Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758Common Postman
Heliconius melpomene hypna (H.H. Riffarth, 1901)⇒ Heliconius melpomene cythera Hewitson, 1869
Heliconius melpomene mayi (R.F. d´Almeida, 1928)⇒ Heliconius melpomene nanna Stichel, 1899
Heliconius melpomene nanna Stichel, 1899
Heliconius narcaea polychrous Felder, 1865
Heliconius numata ethra Hübner, 1831
Heliconius numata jiparanaensis Neustetter, 1931
Heliconius numata mediatrix (H. Neustetter, 1931)⇒ Heliconius numata jiparanaensis Neustetter, 1931
Heliconius numata mesene Doubleday, 1847
Heliconius numatus Cramer, 1780
Heliconius pardalinus Bates, 1862
Heliconius phyllis Fabricius, 1775
Heliconius sara Fabricius, 1793Sara Longwing
Heliconius xanthocles melete C. Felder & ..., 1865
Heliconius xenoclea Hewitson, 1852
Philaethria dido Linnaeus, 1763Dido longwing
Philaethria wernickei Röber, 1906

Subnodes of Heliconiini with occurrences in Southeast Brazil
SubtribeHeliconiina
Swainson, 1822
6
35
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Heliconiini at itis.gov