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Heliconiini

(Tribe)

Overview

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Heliconiini is a tribe of butterflies in the subfamily Heliconiinae, also known as the passion-vine butterflies. This group has roughly a 100 species and subspecies distributed worldwide. 1][2][3]

Genera and select species

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  • Dryadula (Michener, 1942) monotypic
    • Dryadula phaetusa (Linnaeus, 1758) ? Banded Orange, Orange Tiger
  • Dryas (H?bner, 1807) monotypic
    • Dryas iulia (H?bner, 1807) ? Julia Longwing
  • Eueides (H?bner, 1816) ? longwings
  • Heliconius (Kluk, 1802) ? brush-footed butterflies
  • Neruda Turner 1976
  • Laparus Billberg, 1820 - Doris Longwing
  • Philaethria (Billberg, 1820)
  • Podotricha (Michener, 1942)
  • Speyeria (Scudder, 1872) ? greater fritillaries

    • References

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    1. ^ http://tolweb.org/Heliconiini/
    2. ^ http://www.nymphalidae.net/Classification/Heliconiini.htm Nymphalidae.net
    3. ^ http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/index.html

    Taxonomy

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    The Tribe Heliconiini is a member of the Subfamily Heliconiinae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Heliconiini:

    The Tribe Heliconiini is further organized into finer groupings including:

    Genera

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    Agraulis

    The Gulf Fritillary or Passion Butterfly, Agraulis vanillae, is a striking, bright orange butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Heliconiinae. These were formerly classified in a separate family, the Heliconiidae or longwing butterflies, and like other longwings this species does have long, rather narrow wings in comparison with other butterflies. It is not closely related to the true fritillaries. It is a medium to large butterfly, with a wingspan of 6?9.5 cm (2.4?3.7 in). Its underwings are buff, with large silvery spots. It takes its name from migrating flights of the butterflies sometimes seen over the Gulf of Mexico. [more]

    Dione

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    Dryadula

    Dryadula phaetusa, also known as the Banded Orange Heliconian, Banded Orange, or Orange Tiger, is a species of butterfly (an insect). The sole representative of its genus, the Banded Orange Heliconian is native from Brazil to central Mexico, and in summer it can be found rarely as far north as central Kansas. Its wingspan ranges from 86 to 89 mm, and it is colored a bright orange with thick black stripes in males, and a duller orange with fuzzier black stripes in females. [more]

    Eueides

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    Heliconius

    Crenis redirects here. As described by Boisduval in 1833, this is an invalid name of the brush-footed butterfly genus Sevenia. [more]

    Philaethria

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    Podotricha

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    At least 7 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Podotricha.

    More info about the Genus Podotricha may be found here.

    References

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    1. ^ http://tolweb.org/Heliconiini/
    2. ^ http://www.nymphalidae.net/Classification/Heliconiini.htm Nymphalidae.net
    3. ^ http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/index.html

    Sources

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    Last Revised: August 24, 2012
    2012/08/24 13:50:14