Heliconius elevatus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae native to the Amazon Basin.
Description
The larvae are gregarious and mostly feed on Passiflora species. They reach a length of about 16 mm.
Taxonomy
Publication
It was published by Emil Nöldner in 1901.
Subspecies
- Heliconius elevatus elevatus (Peru)
- Heliconius elevatus bari <small>Oberthür, 1902</small> (French Guiana)
- Heliconius elevatus lapis <small>Lamas, 1976</small> (Peru)
- Heliconius elevatus perchlora <small>Joicey & Kaye, 1917</small> (Bolivia)
- Heliconius elevatus pseudocupidineus <small>Neustetter, 1931</small> (Peru)
- Heliconius elevatus roraima <small>Turner, 1966</small> (Guyana)
- Heliconius elevatus schmidt-mummi <small>Takahashi, 1977</small> (Brazil)
- Heliconius elevatus schmassmanni <small>Joicey & Talbot, 1925</small> (Brazil: Mato Grosso, Rondônia)
- Heliconius elevatus sonjae <small>Neukirchen, 1997</small> (Brazil: Pará)
- Heliconius elevatus taracuanus <small>Bryk, 1953</small> (Brazil: Amazonas)
- Heliconius elevatus tumatumari <small>Kaye, 1906</small> (Guyana)
- Heliconius elevatus willmotti <small> Neukirchen, 1997</small> (Ecuador)
- Heliconius elevatus zoelleri <small>Neukirchen, 1990</small> (Venezuela)
Hybrid speciation
Heliconius elevatus resulted from hybrid speciation involving the parent species Heliconius pardalinus and Heliconius melpomene.
Ecology
Herbivory
Heliconius elevatus feeds on Passiflora.
Habitat
It inhabits riparian forests at an elevation of 0-2000 m above sea level.
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