Heliconius cydno
| Cydno Longwing | |
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| Cydno Longwing | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heliconius |
| Species: | H. cydno |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliconius cydno (Doubleday 1847) | |
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Heliconius cydno is a nymphalid butterfly commonly known as the Cydno Longwing that ranges from Mexico to northern South America. It is typically found in forest understorey and deposits its eggs on Passiflora plants.
Cydno Longwing, underside of wing
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[1]
- H. c. alithea Hewitson, 1869
- H. c. barinasensis Masters, 1973
- H. c. chioneus Bates, 1864
- H. c. cordula Neustetter, 1913
- H. c. cydnides Staudinger, 1885
- H. c. cydno Doubleday, 1847
- H. c. hermogenes Hewitson, 1858
- H. c. gadouae Brown & Fernández, 1985
- H. c. galanthus Bates, 1864
- H. c. lisethae Neukirchen, 1995
- H. c. pachinus Salvin, 1871
- H. c. wanningeri Neukirchen, 1991
- H. c. weymeri Staudinger, [1897]
- H. c. zelinde Butler, 1869
References
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- ↑ Heliconius, funet.fi
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