Heliconius hecale explained

Heliconius hecale, the tiger longwing, Hecale longwing, golden longwing or golden heliconian, is a heliconiid butterfly that occurs from Mexico to the Peruvian Amazon.^[1] Hecale, was an old woman who gave shelter to Theseus on his way to capture the Marathonian Bull.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:^[2]

• H. h. anderida Hewitson, [1853]
• H. h. annetta Riffarth, 1900
• H. h. australis Brown, 1976
• H. h. barcanti Brown, 1976
• H. h. clearei Hall, 1930
• H. h. discomaculatus Weymer, 1891
• H. h. ennius Weymer, 1891
• H. h. felix Weymer, 1894
• H. h. fornarina Hewitson, [1854]
• H. h. hecale (Fabricius, 1775)
• H. h. holcophorus Staudinger, [1897]
• H. h. humboldti Neustetter, 1928
• H. h. ithaca C. & R. Felder, 1862
• H. h. latus Riffarth, 1900
• H. h. melicerta Bates, 1866
• H. h. metellus Weymer, 1894
• H. h. naxos Neukirchen, 1998
• H. h. nigrofasciatus Weymer, 1894
• H. h. novatus Bates, 1867
• H. h. paraensis Riffarth, 1900
• H. h. paulus Neukirchen, 1998
• H. h. quitalena Hewitson, [1853]
• H. h. rosalesi Brown & Fernández, 1976
• H. h. sisyphus Salvin, 1871
• H. h. shanki Lamas & Brown, 1976
• H. h. sulphureus Weymer, 1894
• H. h. vetustus Butler, 1873
• H. h. zeus Neukirchen, 1995
• H. h. zuleika Hewitson, 1854

Notes and References

1. http://www.neotropicalbutterflies.com/Nymphalids/Heliconians/Hecale%20Longwing.htm Hecale longwing
2. http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/heliconiinae/heliconius/index.html#hecale Heliconius hecale