Heliconius elevatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heliconius |
| Species: | H. elevatus
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| Heliconius elevatus (Nöldner, 1901)
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Heliconius elevatus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae native to the Amazon Basin.[1]
Description
The larvae are gregarious and mostly feed on Passiflora species. They reach a length of about 16 mm.[1]
Taxonomy
Publication
It was published by Emil Nöldner in 1901.[2][3]
Subspecies
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- Heliconius elevatus elevatus (Peru)
- Heliconius elevatus bari Oberthür, 1902 (French Guiana)
- Heliconius elevatus lapis Lamas, 1976 (Peru)
- Heliconius elevatus perchlora Joicey & Kaye, 1917 (Bolivia)
- Heliconius elevatus pseudocupidineus Neustetter, 1931 (Peru)
- Heliconius elevatus roraima Turner, 1966 (Guyana)
- Heliconius elevatus schmidt-mummi Takahashi, 1977 (Brazil)
- Heliconius elevatus schmassmanni Joicey & Talbot, 1925 (Brazil: Mato Grosso, Rondônia)
- Heliconius elevatus sonjae Neukirchen, 1997 (Brazil: Pará)
- Heliconius elevatus taracuanus Bryk, 1953 (Brazil: Amazonas)
- Heliconius elevatus tumatumari Kaye, 1906 (Guyana)
- Heliconius elevatus willmotti Neukirchen, 1997 (Ecuador)
- Heliconius elevatus zoelleri Neukirchen, 1990 (Venezuela)
Hybrid speciation
Heliconius elevatus resulted from hybrid speciation involving the parent species Heliconius pardalinus and Heliconius melpomene.[4][5]
Ecology
Herbivory
Heliconius elevatus feeds on Passiflora.[1]
Habitat
It inhabits riparian forests at an elevation of 0-2000 m above sea level.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Heliconius elevatus. (n.d.). Tree of Life Web Project (ToL). Retrieved April 21, 2024, from http://tolweb.org/Heliconius_elevatus/72900
- ^ Heliconius elevatus Nöldner 1901 - Encyclopedia of Life. (n.d.). Retrieved April 21, 2024, from https://eol.org/pages/155439
- ^ Nöldner, E. (1901). Zwei neue Heliconius beschrieben von E. Nöldner, Strassburg, Els. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, 46.
- ^ a b A new butterfly species was created by two species hybridising 200,000 years ago. (2024, April 17). Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB). Retrieved April 21, 2024, from https://leibniz-lib.de/en/2024-04-17-new-butterfly-species/ Archived 2024-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Rosser, N., Seixas, F., Queste, L.M. et al. Hybrid speciation driven by multilocus introgression of ecological traits. Nature (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07263-w
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