Heliconius pardalinus
| Heliconius pardalinus | |
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| File:Heliconius pardalinus maeon 239622364.jpg | |
| Heliconius pardalinus maeon in Peru | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heliconius |
| Species: | H. pardalinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliconius pardalinus (Bates, 1862)
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Heliconius pardalinus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae native to South America.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]The yellow eggs are 1.4 mm (0.055 in) long and 0.9 mm (0.035 in) wide. The white caterpillar has black spots.[1] The wingspan of the orange-red wings with brown spots is 90 mm (3.5 in).[2]
Hybrids
[edit | edit source]Hybridisation of Heliconius pardalinus and Heliconius melpomene resulted in the hybrid speciation of Heliconius elevatus.[3][4]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific epithet pardalinus means leopard-spotted.[5][6]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Heliconius pardalinus occurs in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.[7][2]
Ecology
[edit | edit source]Herbivory
[edit | edit source]Heliconius pardalinus feeds on Passiflora.[1]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]It inhabits riparian forests at an elevation of up to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above sea level.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d Heliconius pardalinus. (n.d.). Tree of Life Web Project (ToL). Retrieved April 21, 2024, from http://tolweb.org/Heliconius_pardalinus/72902
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- ^ 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
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- ^ Garden Gate: Roots of Botanical Names. (o. D.). Retrieved 24 April 2024, von https://www-archiv.fdm.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/library/glossary/botrtsp.htm
- ^ Dictionary of Botanical Epithets. (o. D.). Retrieved 24 April 2024, von https://botanicalepithets.net/dictionary/dictionary.138.html
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