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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
775
14516
48948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
773
14509
48939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
728
14308
48425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
449
11411
41055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
84
2851
8903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
82
2847
8898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
80
2832
8854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
1987
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
1825
6257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
641
3037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
339
1647
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries
25
124
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHeliconiini
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians, Longwings
10
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern South America
10 Genera with 53 Species
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17586SpeciesTaxom
Dione Hübner, 1825Silverspots6SpeciesTaxom
Dryadula Michener, 1758Banded Orange1SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1934Julia Heliconians5SpeciesTaxom
Eueides Hübner, 1847Longwings14SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1897Brush-footed butterflies109SpeciesTaxom
Laparus Billberg, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Neruda Turner, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Philaethria Billberg, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Podotricha Michener, 18672SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern South America
53 Species and 102 Subspecies
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae argentea (D.A. Larrañaga, 1923)⇒ Agraulis vanillae maculosa Stichel, 1908
Agraulis vanillae incarnata N. Riley, 1926Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae lucina C. Felder & ..., 1862
Agraulis vanillae maculosa Stichel, 1908
Agraulis vanillae vanillae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Agraulis vanillae maculosa Stichel, 1908
Dione glycera C.Felder & R..., 1861Andean Silverspot
Dione juno Cramer, 1779Juno Heliconian
Dione juno juno (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Dione juno suffumata Brown & Mielke, 1972
Dione juno suffumata Brown & Mielke, 1972
Dione moneta Hübner, 1825Mexican Silverspot
Dione moneta moneta Hübner, 1825Southern Cone Silverspot
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
Eueides eanes (Hewitson, 1861)⇒ Eueides heliconioides C.Felder & R..., 1861
Eueides eanes eanides Stichel, 1903
Eueides heliconioides eanes (Hewitson, 1861)⇒ Eueides heliconioides heliconioides C. Felder & ..., 1861
Eueides heliconioides heliconioides C. Felder & ..., 1861
Eueides isabella Stoll, 1781Isabella's heliconian
Eueides lampeto Bates, 1862
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 lineata Salvin & Godman, 1868Thick-edged Longwing
Eueides lybia Fabricius, 1775Lybia Longwing
Eueides procula Doubleday, 1847Nonpassionate Heliconian
Heliconius aliphera Latreille & ..., 1819Juliette
Heliconius antiochus Linnaeus, 1767Antiochus Longwing
Heliconius aoede (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Neruda aoede Hübner, 1813
Heliconius besckei Ménétriés, 1857
Heliconius burneyi Hübner, 1831
Heliconius burneyi boliviensis Neukirchen, 1995
Heliconius burneyi burneyi (Hübner, 1831)⇒ Heliconius burneyi catharinae Staudinger, 1885
Heliconius burneyi catharinae Staudinger, 1885
Heliconius burneyi huebneri Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767Florida Zebra Longwing
Heliconius clysonymus Latreille, 1817Clysonymus Longwing
Heliconius clytia (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866
Heliconius cydno Doubleday, 1847Cydno Longwing
Heliconius demeter Staudinger, 1897Demeter Longwing
Heliconius demeter ulysses Brown & Benson, 1975
Heliconius doris (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius eleuchia Hewitson, 1854
Heliconius elevatus perchlora Joicey & Kaye, 1917
Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius erato amalfreda Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius erato amatus O. Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius erato amazona Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius erato amphitrite Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius erato anacreon H. Grose-Smi..., 1892
Heliconius erato anactorie (E. Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Heliconius erato venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius erato athene H. Neustetter, 1909
Heliconius erato chestertonii Hewitson, 1872
Heliconius erato cruentus Lamas, 1998Crimson-patched Longwing
Heliconius erato damysus (C.H. Hopffer, 1874)⇒ Heliconius erato chestertonii Hewitson, 1872
Heliconius erato diffluens H.H. Riffarth, 1907
Heliconius erato dignus Stichel, 1923
Heliconius erato emma Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius erato erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heliconius erato venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius erato favorinus Hopffer, 1874
Heliconius erato lativitta Butler, 1877
Heliconius erato notabilis Salvin & Godman, 1868
Heliconius erato phyllidis H. Grose-Smi..., 1892
Heliconius erato phyllis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Heliconius erato venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius erato tellus Riffarth, 1903
Heliconius erato venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius erato xanthocles (denieri K.J...., 1939)⇒ Heliconius erato venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius eratoformis (Staudinger, 1897)⇒ Heliconius demeter Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius ethilla Godart, 1819Ethilia longwing
Heliconius ethilla tyndarus Weymer, 1897
Heliconius fumata Neustetter, 1926
Heliconius hecale Fabricius, 1775Golden Heliconian
Heliconius hecale zeus Neukirchen, 1995
Heliconius hecuba dismorphia (H. Buchecker, 1880)⇒ Heliconius hecuba choarina Hewitson, 1872
Heliconius heurippa Hewitson, 1854
Heliconius hortense Guérin, 1844Mexican Heliconian
Heliconius ismenius Latreille, 1877Ismenius Tiger
Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758Common Postman
Heliconius melpomene aglaope (C. Felder & ..., 1862)⇒ Heliconius melpomene schunkei Lamas, 1976
Heliconius melpomene aglaopeia Staudinger, 1896
Heliconius melpomene amandus Grose-Smith ..., 1892
Heliconius melpomene amaryllis (Felder, 1862)⇒ Heliconius melpomene malleti Lamas, 1988
Heliconius melpomene aphrodyte (O. Staudinger, 1897)⇒ Heliconius melpomene amandus Grose-Smith ..., 1892
Heliconius melpomene bellula J. Turner, 1971
Heliconius melpomene diana Riffarth, 1900
Heliconius melpomene ecuadorensis Emsley, 1964
Heliconius melpomene euryades Riffarth, 1900
Heliconius melpomene euryas
Heliconius melpomene malleti Lamas, 1988
Heliconius melpomene melpomene (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius melpomene meriana J. Turner, 1967
Heliconius melpomene penelope (Staudinger, 1894)⇒ Heliconius melpomene amandus Grose-Smith ..., 1892
Heliconius melpomene phyllis (flammea F.W...., 1925)⇒ Heliconius melpomene amandus Grose-Smith ..., 1892
Heliconius melpomene plesseni Riffarth, 1907
Heliconius melpomene praxedis H. Neustetter, 1925
Heliconius melpomene schunkei Lamas, 1976
Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius novatus Bates, 1867
Heliconius novatus leopardus
Heliconius novatus mira
Heliconius numata aristiona (Hewitson, 1853)⇒ Heliconius numata tarapotensis Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius numata aurora Bates, 1862
Heliconius numata euphone C. & R. Felder, 1862
Heliconius numata floridus (G. Weymer, 1894)⇒ Heliconius numata aurora Bates, 1862
Heliconius numata illustris Weymer, 1894
Heliconius numata insolitus (A.N. Avinoff, 1926)⇒ Heliconius numata mirus Weymer, 1894
Heliconius numata leopardus (G. Weymer, 1894)⇒ Heliconius numata mirus Weymer, 1894
Heliconius numata messene C. & R. Felder, 1862
Heliconius numata mirus Weymer, 1894
Heliconius numata novatus (subnubilus H..., 1906)⇒ Heliconius numata mirus Weymer, 1894
Heliconius numata spadicarius (A.G. Weeks, 1901)⇒ Heliconius numata mirus Weymer, 1894
Heliconius numata tarapotensis Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius numatus Cramer, 1780
Heliconius numatus aristiona Hewitson, 1852
Heliconius numatus aurora Bates, 1862
Heliconius numatus leopardus Weymer, 1893
Heliconius numatus mira Weymer, 1893
Heliconius pardalinus Bates, 1862
Heliconius pardalinus ariadne Neukirchen, 1995
Heliconius phyllis venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius sapho Drury, 1782
Heliconius sara Fabricius, 1793Sara Longwing
Heliconius sara apseudes (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864
Heliconius telesiphe Doubleday, 1847Telesiphe Longwing
Heliconius telesiphe cretacea Neustetter, 1916
Heliconius telesiphe telesiphe (E. Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Heliconius telesiphe cretacea Neustetter, 1916
Heliconius venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius vetustus Butler, 1873
Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866Wallace'S Longwing
Heliconius wallacei flavescens Weymer, 1891
Heliconius wallacei quadrimaculata (H. Neustetter, 1925)⇒ Heliconius wallacei flavescens Weymer, 1891
Heliconius xanthocles Bates, 1862
Heliconius xanthocles hippocrene H. Holzinger..., 1982
Heliconius xanthocles melete C. Felder & ..., 1865
Heliconius xanthocles melior Staudinger, 1897
Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771Doris Longwing
Laparus doris dorimena E. Doubleday, 1847
Neruda aoede auca Neukirchen, 1997
Neruda aoede philipi Brown, 1976
Philaethria dido Linnaeus, 1763Dido longwing
Philaethria wernickei Röber, 1906
Podotricha telesiphe Hewitson, 1867Podotricha Longwing
Podotricha telesiphe telesiphe Hewitson, 1867

Subnodes of Heliconiini with occurrences in Southern South America
SubtribeHeliconiina
Swainson, 1822
6
48
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Links, sources and further information
Heliconiini at itis.gov