Heliconius elevatus explained

Heliconius elevatus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae native to the Amazon Basin.

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

• 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.

Habitat

It inhabits riparian forests at an elevation of 0-2000 m above sea level.

References

• Heliconius elevatus in uniprot

Notes and References

1. Heliconius elevatus. (n.d.). Tree of Life Web Project (ToL). Retrieved April 21, 2024, from http://tolweb.org/Heliconius_elevatus/72900
2. Heliconius elevatus Nöldner 1901 - Encyclopedia of Life. (n.d.). Retrieved April 21, 2024, from https://eol.org/pages/155439
3. Nöldner, E. (1901). Zwei neue Heliconius beschrieben von E. Nöldner, Strassburg, Els. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, 46.
4. 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/
5. 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