Heliconius pardalinus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae native to South America.
The yellow eggs are long and wide. The white caterpillar has black spots. The wingspan of the orange-red wings with brown spots is .
Hybridisation of Heliconius pardalinus and Heliconius melpomene resulted in the hybrid speciation of Heliconius elevatus.
The specific epithet pardalinus means leopard-spotted.
Heliconius pardalinus occurs in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
Heliconius pardalinus feeds on Passiflora.
It inhabits riparian forests at an elevation of up to above sea level.