Heliconius hecalesia: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Heliconius
- Species
- Heliconius hecalesia
- Scientific Name
- Heliconius hecalesia
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Heliconius hecalesia
Heliconius hecalesia, the five-spotted longwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Central America to Venezuela and Ecuador.
The wingspan is 50–61 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on plants from the subgenera Tryphostemmatoides and Plectostemma, including Passiflora biflora and Passiflora lancearea. They are gregarious. Pupation takes place in a slate grey pupa with black markings.
...Heliconius hecalesia in languages:
- English
- Five-spotted Heliconian
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Parent Taxon
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- Heliconius hewitsoni
- Heliconius hierax
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