Heliconius doris: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Heliconius
- Species
- Heliconius doris
- Scientific Name
- Heliconius doris
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Heliconius doris
Heliconius doris, the Doris longwing or Doris is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is known for being a polymorphic species which participates in various Müllerian mimicry rings throughout Central America and the Amazon rainforest. It is a species of special interest in biological science for the genetic basis and role of polymorphism (biology) in ecology and evolution.
It is commonly found from sea level to 1200 metres in forest clearings.
The larvae primarily feed on granadilla species. Adults feed on nectar from Lantana flowers, with the females also collecting pollen from Psiguria and Psychotia flowers.
...Heliconius doris in languages:
- English
- Doris Longwing
- English
- Dot-bordered Heliconian
- Japanese
- ドリスドクチョウ
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Heliconius adela
- Heliconius agalope
- Heliconius aglaope
- Heliconius anderida
- Heliconius antiochus
- Heliconius araneides
- Heliconius atthis
- Heliconius besckei
- Heliconius burneyi
- Heliconius charithonia
- Heliconius clarescens
- Heliconius clysonymus
- Heliconius congener
- Heliconius cydno
- Heliconius demeter
- Heliconius doris
- Heliconius eleuchia
- Heliconius elevatus
- Heliconius erato
- Heliconius eratosignis
- Heliconius ethilla
- Heliconius eximius
- Heliconius hecale
- Heliconius hecalesia
- Heliconius hecuba
- Heliconius hermathena
- Heliconius heurippa
- Heliconius hewitsoni
- Heliconius hierax
- Heliconius himera
- Heliconius hortense
- Heliconius ismenius
- Heliconius lalitae
- Heliconius leucadia
- Heliconius melphis
- Heliconius melpomene
- Heliconius nattereri
- Heliconius numata
- Heliconius numatus
- Heliconius pachinus
- Heliconius pardalinus
- Heliconius peruvianus
- Heliconius ricini
- Heliconius sapho
- Heliconius sara
- Heliconius telchinia
- Heliconius telesiphe
- Heliconius telloides
- Heliconius tellus
- Heliconius timareta
- Heliconius vetustus
- Heliconius wallacei
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