Heliconius metharme
| Heliconius metharme | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heliconius |
| Species: | H. metharme |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliconius metharme (Erichson, 1849) | |
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Heliconius metharme is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson in 1849.[1] It is widespread in the Amazon basin, Venezuela and the Guianas. The habitat consists of deep forests.
It is part of a mimicry ring with Heliconius sara, Heliconius wallacei and Heliconius doris.
The larvae are gregarious and feed on Dilkea and Mitostemma species.[2]
Subspecies
- Heliconius metharme metharme — Guyana
- Heliconius metharme makiritare (Brown & Fernández, 1985) — Venezuela
- Heliconius metharme perseis Stichel, 1923 — Colombia
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Heliconius metharme (Erichson, [1849])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- ^ " Neruda metharme (Erichson 1849)" at Tree of Life Web Project
- Neruda metharme at Insecta.pro