Helicopis gnidus, the gnidus metalmark or spider-wing cupid, is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae.
Description
In Helicopis gnidus the uppersides of the wings are mainly black, with a large orange basal area, followed by a broad patch of white. The hindwings have iridescent patches (or "metalmarks") as well as several long tails.
Distribution
This species occurs in the northern countries of South America, mainly in Suriname, Brazil, Peru and Colombia.
Subspecies
- Helicopis gnidus gnidus (Suriname)
- Helicopis gnidus beaulieui <small>Le Moult, 1939</small>
- Helicopis gnidus galatea <small>Stichel, 1919</small> (Brazil)
- Helicopis gnidus interrupta <small>Le Moult, 1939</small> (Peru, Brazil, Colombia)
- Helicopis gnidus medialis <small>Schaus & Cockerell, 1923</small> (Colombia)
- Helicopis gnidus nigrobasalis <small>Aurivillius, 1929</small> (Brazil)
- Helicopis gnidus obidonus <small>Le Moult, 1939</small> (Brazil)
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