Heliconius hecale

Tiger Longwing
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Division: Rhopalocera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Heliconius
Species: H. hecale
Binomial name
Heliconius hecale
(Fabricius, 1776)
Subspecies

many, see text

Synonyms
  • Papilio hecale
  • Papilio urania Müller, 1774
  • Heliconius urania

The Tiger Longwing, Hecale Longwing, Golden Longwing, or Golden Heliconian (Heliconius hecale) is a Heliconiid butterfly that occurs from Mexico to the Peruvian Amazon.[1]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.[2]

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References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heliconius hecale.
  1. Hecale Longwing, Neotropical Butterflies
  2. Heliconius hecale, funet.fi