| Telesiphe longwing | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heliconius |
| Species: | H. telesiphe |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliconius telesiphe (Doubleday, 1847) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
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. The species is part of a mimicry complex with Podotricha telesiphe.
The larvae mostly feed on Passiflora species from the subgenus Plectostemma. This species assisted in the 1993 discovery of Passiflora telesiphe, a species in the subgenus Decaloba.
Subspecies
- Heliconius telesiphe telesiphe (Bolivia)
- Heliconius telesiphe cretacea Neustetter, 1916 (Peru)
- Heliconius telesiphe sotericus Salvin, 1871 (Ecuador, Peru)
References
- Heliconius telesiphe telesiphe. Inventory of the Butterflies of Sangay National Park (Ecuador)
- Heliconius telesiphe. Tree of Life Web Project.
- 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.
External links
- Heliconius telesiphe Insecta.pro: international entomological community
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Heliconius telesiphe | |
 | This Nymphalidae-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |