Heliconius telesiphe explained
Heliconius telesiphe, the telesiphe longwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Edward Doubleday in 1847. It is found at mid-elevations in the Andes. Its habitat is cloud forests.
The wingspan is 65–80 mm.[1] The species is part of a mimicry complex with Podotricha telesiphe.
The larvae mostly feed on Passiflora species from the subgenus Plectostemma.[2] This species assisted in the 1993 discovery of Passiflora telesiphe, a species in the subgenus Decaloba.[3]
Subspecies
- Heliconius telesiphe telesiphe (Bolivia)
- Heliconius telesiphe cretacea Neustetter, 1916 (Peru)
- Heliconius telesiphe sotericus Salvin, 1871 (Ecuador, Peru)
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.sangay.eu/ficha-principale.php?lang=en&ref=216 Heliconius telesiphe telesiphe.
- http://tolweb.org/Heliconius_telesiphe/72929 Heliconius telesiphe.
- Knapp, S., and J. Mallet. 1998. A New Species of Passiflora (Passifloraceae) from Ecuador with notes on the natural history of its herbivore, Heliconius (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiiti). Novon 162-166.
