Heliconius ethilla: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Heliconius
- Species
- Heliconius ethilla
- Scientific Name
- Heliconius ethilla
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Heliconius ethilla
Heliconius ethilla, the ethilia longwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Jean-Baptiste Godart in 1819. It is found from Panama to southern Brazil. The habitat consists of marginal forests.
The wingspan is 60–70 mm. The forewings are orange with a black margin and four black spots. The hindwings are orange with two black stripes.
The larvae feed on Passiflora species. Full-grown larvae have a white body with an orange head and reach a length of about 17 mm.
...Heliconius ethilla in languages:
- English
- Ethilia Longwing
- Portuguese
- Maria-boba
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