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Checklist for Genus Heliconius Kluk, 1780 (Brush-footed butterflies)
and region Colombia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
339
7809
25442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
73
2671
9433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
73
2670
9432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
72
2667
9424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
1931
7645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
25
1779
7246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
711
4254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
343
2225
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries
26
184
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHeliconiini
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians, Longwings
10
97
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeHeliconiina
Swainson, 1822
6
83
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusHeliconius
Kluk, 1780
Brush-footed butterflies, Heliconians, Longwings
63Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
1 Genera with 63 Species
Heliconius Kluk, 1862Brush-footed butterflies257SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
63 Species and 194 Subspecies
Heliconius aliphera Latreille & ..., 1819Juliette
Heliconius amaryllis Felder & Felder, 1862
Heliconius anderida Hewitson, 1852
Heliconius anderida holocophora
Heliconius anderida melicerta Bates, 1866
Heliconius antiochus Linnaeus, 1767Antiochus Longwing
Heliconius antiochus antiochus Linnaeus, 1767
Heliconius antiochus aranea Fabricius, 1793
Heliconius aoede (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Neruda aoede Hübner, 1813
Heliconius aoede bartletti Druce, 1876
Heliconius burneyi Hübner, 1831
Heliconius burneyi huebneri Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius burneyi lindigii C. & R. Felder, 1865
Heliconius burneyi lindingii Felder & Felder, 1865
Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767Florida Zebra Longwing
Heliconius charithonia antiquus Lamas, 1988Zebra Longwing
Heliconius charithonia bassleri W. Comstock ..., 1950
Heliconius charithonia charithonia (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Heliconius charithonia antiquus Lamas, 1988
Heliconius charitonius (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767
Heliconius chestertonii Hewitson, 1872
Heliconius claudia (Godart, 1819)⇒ Heliconius ethilla Godart, 1819
Heliconius clysonimus
Heliconius clysonymus Latreille, 1817Clysonymus Longwing
Heliconius clysonymus clysonimus (fischeri A.H..., 1912)⇒ Heliconius clysonymus clysonymus Latreille, 1817
Heliconius clysonymus clysonymus Latreille, 1817
Heliconius clysonymus flavopunctatus Fassl, 1912
Heliconius clysonymus hygianus (fischeri leo..., 1970)⇒ Heliconius clysonymus clysonymus Latreille, 1817
Heliconius clysonymus montanus Salvin, 1871Montane Longwing
Heliconius clytia (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866
Heliconius congener Weymer & Maasen, 1890
Heliconius congener aquilionaris K. Brown, 1976
Heliconius congener ocannensis Stichel, 1905
Heliconius congener ocannus (O. Staudinger, 1885)⇒ Heliconius congener ocannensis Stichel, 1905
Heliconius congerge
Heliconius congerge aquilionaris
Heliconius crispus Staudinger &..., 1885
Heliconius cydno Doubleday, 1847Cydno Longwing
Heliconius cydno alithea Hewitson, 1869
Heliconius cydno anthelea H. Neustetter, 1925
Heliconius cydno azteka (H. Neustetter, 1928)⇒ Heliconius cydno cydnides Staudinger, 1885
Heliconius cydno chioneus Bates, 1864Cydno Longwing
Heliconius cydno cordula Neustetter, 1913
Heliconius cydno cydnides Staudinger, 1885
Heliconius cydno cydno (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Heliconius cydno zelinde Butler, 1869
Heliconius cydno hermogenes (Hewitson, 1858)⇒ Heliconius cydno weymeri Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius cydno lisethae Neukirchen, 1995
Heliconius cydno mediocydno H. Neustetter, 1907
Heliconius cydno punctata Neustetter, 1907
Heliconius cydno semicydnides (H. Holzinger..., 1968)⇒ Heliconius cydno cydnides Staudinger, 1885
Heliconius cydno temerinda Hewitson, 1873
Heliconius cydno tenebrosa (H. Holzinger..., 1968)⇒ Heliconius cydno cydnides Staudinger, 1885
Heliconius cydno wanningeri Neukirchen, 1991
Heliconius cydno werneri (H. Neustetter, 1928)⇒ Heliconius cydno cydnides Staudinger, 1885
Heliconius cydno weymeri Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius cydno zelinde Butler, 1869
Heliconius cyrbia Latreille & ..., 1819
Heliconius cyrbia venus Staudinger, 1882
Heliconius doris (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius doris aristomache Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius doris delila (Hubner, 1813)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius doris dives Oberthür, 1920
Heliconius doris doris (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius doris eratonius
Heliconius doris metharmina Staudinger, 1896
Heliconius doris obscurus Weymer, 1891
Heliconius doris viridana Stichel, 1906
Heliconius doris viridis Staudinger, 1885Doris Longwing
Heliconius earondona
Heliconius egeria Cramer, 1775
Heliconius egeria homogena Bryk, 1953
Heliconius eleisatus
Heliconius eleuchia Hewitson, 1854
Heliconius eleuchia ceres (C. Oberthür, 1920)⇒ Heliconius eleuchia eleusinus Staudinger, 1885
Heliconius eleuchia eleuchia Hewitson, 1854White-edged Longwing
Heliconius eleuchia eleusinus Staudinger, 1885
Heliconius eleuchia primularis (A. Butler, 1869)⇒ Heliconius eleuchia eleusinus Staudinger, 1885
Heliconius elevatus Nöldner, 1901
Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius erato adana Turner, 1967
Heliconius erato amalfreda Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius erato amphitrite Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius erato chestertonii Hewitson, 1872
Heliconius erato colombina Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius erato cruentus Lamas, 1998Crimson-patched Longwing
Heliconius erato dignus Stichel, 1923
Heliconius erato emma Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius erato erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heliconius erato venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius erato estrella (Bates, 1862)⇒ Heliconius erato dignus Stichel, 1923
Heliconius erato extrema Kaye, 1918
Heliconius erato favorinus Hopffer, 1874
Heliconius erato guarica Reakirt, 1868
Heliconius erato hydara (Hewitson, 1867)⇒ Heliconius erato colombina Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius erato lativitta Butler, 1877
Heliconius erato molina (H. Grose-Smith, 1898)⇒ Heliconius erato chestertonii Hewitson, 1872
Heliconius erato notabilis Salvin & Godman, 1868
Heliconius erato petiverana Doubleday, 1847Crimson-patched Longwing
Heliconius erato reductimacula Bryk, 1953
Heliconius erato tellus Riffarth, 1903
Heliconius erato venus Staudinger, 1882Crimson-patched Longwing
Heliconius erato venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius ethilla Godart, 1819Ethilia longwing
Heliconius ethilla ethilla Godart, 1819
Heliconius ethilla eucoma (Hübner, 1831)⇒ Heliconius ethilla semiflavidus Weymer, 1894
Heliconius ethilla latona Neukirchen, 1998
Heliconius ethilla mentor Weymer, 1883
Heliconius ethilla metalilis (Butler, 1873)⇒ Heliconius ethilla ethilla Godart, 1819
Heliconius ethilla orchamus (G. Weymer, 1912)⇒ Heliconius ethilla mentor Weymer, 1883
Heliconius ethilla semiflavidus Weymer, 1894
Heliconius eucomus Hübner, 1816
Heliconius eucomus metallis
Heliconius euphone (Felder & Felder, 1862)⇒ Heliconius numata Cramer, 1780
Heliconius fumata Neustetter, 1926
Heliconius godmani Staudinger, 1882
Heliconius gustavi Staudinger, 1896
Heliconius hecale Fabricius, 1775Golden Heliconian
Heliconius hecale anderida (Hewitson, 1853)⇒ Heliconius hecale melicerta Bates, 1866
Heliconius hecale annetta Riffarth, 1900
Heliconius hecale aristiona (indecisa J.J..., 1917)⇒ Heliconius hecale ithaca C. Felder & ..., 1862
Heliconius hecale clearei A. Hall, 1930
Heliconius hecale eucherius (G. Weymer, 1906)⇒ Heliconius hecale holcophorus Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius hecale fornarina Hewitson, 1854Hecale Longwing
Heliconius hecale holcophorus Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius hecale ithaca C. Felder & ..., 1862
Heliconius hecale ithaka (cajetani H. ..., 1909)⇒ Heliconius hecale ithaca C. Felder & ..., 1862
Heliconius hecale marius (G. Weymer, 1890)⇒ Heliconius hecale ithaca C. Felder & ..., 1862
Heliconius hecale melicerta Bates, 1866Hecale Longwing
Heliconius hecale metaphorus (semiphorus O..., 1897)⇒ Heliconius hecale holcophorus Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius hecale novatus H. Bates, 1867
Heliconius hecale quitalena Hewitson, 1852
Heliconius hecale rebeli H. Neustetter, 1907
Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius hecale vittatus (A.G. Butler, 1873)⇒ Heliconius hecale ithaca C. Felder & ..., 1862
Heliconius hecalesia Hewitson, 1854Five-spotted Longwing
Heliconius hecalesia eximius Stichel, 1923
Heliconius hecalesia hecalesia (Hewitson, 1854)⇒ Heliconius hecalesia longarena Hewitson, 1875
Heliconius hecalesia longarena Hewitson, 1875
Heliconius hecuba Hewitson, 1858Hecuba Longwing
Heliconius hecuba cassandra C. & R. Felder, 1862
Heliconius hecuba choarina Hewitson, 1872
Heliconius hecuba creusa H. & R. Holz..., 1989
Heliconius hecuba crispus (Staudinger, 1885)⇒ Heliconius hecuba creusa H. & R. Holz..., 1989
Heliconius hecuba dismorphia (H. Buchecker, 1880)⇒ Heliconius hecuba choarina Hewitson, 1872
Heliconius hecuba flava Brown, 1979
Heliconius hecuba hecuba (Hewitson, 1858)⇒ Heliconius hecuba flava Brown, 1979
Heliconius hecuba salazari Neukirchen, 1993
Heliconius hecuba tolima Fassl, 1912
Heliconius hecuba walteri Salazar, 1998
Heliconius hermathena Hewitson, 1854Hermathena Longwing
Heliconius hermathena hermathena (Hewitson, 1854)⇒ Heliconius hermathena vereatta Stichel, 1912
Heliconius hermogenes Hewitson, 1857
Heliconius heurippa Hewitson, 1854
Heliconius hierax Hewitson, 1869
Heliconius hortense Guérin, 1844Mexican Heliconian
Heliconius hydara Hewitson, 1867
Heliconius hydara chestertonii Hewitson, 1872
Heliconius hydara guarica Reakirt, 1868
Heliconius hygiana Hewitson, 1867
Heliconius hygiana fischeri Fassl, 1912
Heliconius ismenius Latreille, 1877Ismenius Tiger
Heliconius ismenius abadae
Heliconius ismenius albofasciatus Neustetter, 1907
Heliconius ismenius boulleti Neustetter, 1928
Heliconius ismenius defasciatus Neustetter, 1908
Heliconius ismenius faunus Staudinger, 1885
Heliconius ismenius immoderata Stichel, 1906
Heliconius ismenius ismenius (Latreille, 1817)⇒ Heliconius ismenius metaphorus Weymer, 1883
Heliconius ismenius metaphorus Weymer, 1883
Heliconius ismenius ocanna Buchecker, 1880
Heliconius ismenius occidentalis Neustetter, 1928
Heliconius lenaeus (Weymer, 1890)⇒ Heliconius numata Cramer, 1780
Heliconius leucadia Bates, 1862
Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758Common Postman
Heliconius melpomene aglaope (C. Felder & ..., 1862)⇒ Heliconius melpomene schunkei Lamas, 1976
Heliconius melpomene amaryllis (Felder, 1862)⇒ Heliconius melpomene malleti Lamas, 1988
Heliconius melpomene bellula J. Turner, 1971
Heliconius melpomene cythera Hewitson, 1869
Heliconius melpomene ecuadorensis Emsley, 1964
Heliconius melpomene euryades Riffarth, 1900
Heliconius melpomene hypna (H.H. Riffarth, 1901)⇒ Heliconius melpomene cythera Hewitson, 1869
Heliconius melpomene malleti Lamas, 1988
Heliconius melpomene martinae Cast & Le Crom, 2012
Heliconius melpomene melpomene (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius melpomene meriana J. Turner, 1967
Heliconius melpomene plesseni Riffarth, 1907
Heliconius melpomene pyrforus Kaye, 1907
Heliconius melpomene schunkei Lamas, 1976
Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius melpomene vicinus Ménétriés, 1875
Heliconius melpomene vulcanus (A. Butler, 1865)⇒ Heliconius melpomene pyrforus Kaye, 1907
Heliconius melponeme
Heliconius melponeme aglaope
Heliconius melponeme bellula
Heliconius melponeme vulcanus
Heliconius narcaea Latreille & ..., 1819
Heliconius numata Cramer, 1780Numata Longwing
Heliconius numata arcuella Druce, 1874
Heliconius numata aristiona (Hewitson, 1853)⇒ Heliconius numata tarapotensis Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius numata aristona
Heliconius numata aurora Bates, 1862
Heliconius numata euphone C. & R. Felder, 1862
Heliconius numata euphrasius (G. Weymer, 1890)⇒ Heliconius numata aurora Bates, 1862
Heliconius numata idalion (G. Weymer, 1894)⇒ Heliconius numata euphone C. & R. Felder, 1862
Heliconius numata lenaeus Weymer, 1891
Heliconius numata mesene Doubleday, 1847
Heliconius numata messene C. & R. Felder, 1862
Heliconius numata mixta (H. Apolinar, 1927)⇒ Heliconius numata euphone C. & R. Felder, 1862
Heliconius numata numata (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Heliconius numata superioris Butler, 1875
Heliconius numata numatus (praelautus H..., 1906)⇒ Heliconius numata superioris Butler, 1875
Heliconius numata silvana (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Heliconius numata illustris Weymer, 1894
Heliconius numata superioris Butler, 1875
Heliconius numata tarapotensis Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius numatus Cramer, 1780
Heliconius numatus aristiona Hewitson, 1852
Heliconius numatus aurora Bates, 1862
Heliconius numatus euphone Felder, 1862
Heliconius numatus messene Felder & Felder, 1862
Heliconius numatus silvana Cramer, 1781
Heliconius pardalinus Bates, 1862
Heliconius pardalinus orteguaza K. Brown, 1976
Heliconius petiveranus Doubleday, 1847
Heliconius primularis Butler, 1869
Heliconius primularis eleuchia Hewitson, 1854
Heliconius ricini Linnaeus, 1758Ricini Longwing
Heliconius sapho Drury, 1782
Heliconius sapho chocoensis K. Brown & B..., 1975
Heliconius sapho leuce Doubleday, 1847Sapho Longwing
Heliconius sapho sapho Drury, 1782Sapho Longwing
Heliconius sara Fabricius, 1793Sara Longwing
Heliconius sara apseudes (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864
Heliconius sara brevimaculata Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius sara brevimaculatus Staudinger, 1896
Heliconius sara elektra Neukirchen, 1998
Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864Sara Longwing
Heliconius sara sara (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864
Heliconius sara sprucei H. Bates, 1864
Heliconius sara thamar Hubner, 1806
Heliconius telesiphe Doubleday, 1847Telesiphe Longwing
Heliconius telesiphe sotericus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius timareta Hewitson, 1867Timareta Longwing
Heliconius tristero A. V.Z. Brower, 1996
Heliconius vicinia
Heliconius vulcanus Butler, 1865
Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866Wallace'S Longwing
Heliconius wallacei colon Weymer, 1891
Heliconius wallacei kayei Neustetter, 1929
Heliconius wallacei mimulinus Butler, 1873
Heliconius wallacei wallacei (Reakirt, 1866)⇒ Heliconius wallacei kayei Neustetter, 1929
Heliconius weymeri Staudinger, 1896
Heliconius weymeri gustavi Staudinger, 1896
Heliconius xanthocles Bates, 1862
Heliconius xanthocles cethosia (A. Seitz, 1912)⇒ Heliconius xanthocles melete C. Felder & ..., 1865
Heliconius xanthocles donatia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Heliconius xanthocles explicata K. Brown, 1976
Heliconius xanthocles melete C. Felder & ..., 1865
Heliconius xanthocles melittus (Staudinger, 1897)⇒ Heliconius xanthocles melete C. Felder & ..., 1865
Heliconius xanthocles rindgei H. Holzinger..., 1982
Heliconius xanthocles xanthocles (H. Bates, 1862)⇒ Heliconius xanthocles melete C. Felder & ..., 1865


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