Heliconius elevatus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae native to the Amazon Basin.[1]

Heliconius elevatus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Heliconius
Species:
H. elevatus
Binomial name
Heliconius elevatus
(Nöldner, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Heliconius elevatus f. griseoviridis Neustetter, 1938
  • Heliconia bari Oberthür, 1902
  • Heliconius melpomene thelxiope f. aquilina Neustetter, 1925
  • Heliconius elevatus f. nigromacula Neustetter, 1932
  • Heliconius elevatus f. nöldneri Neustetter, 1938

Description

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The larvae are gregarious and mostly feed on Passiflora species. They reach a length of about 16 mm.[1]

Taxonomy

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Publication

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It was published by Emil Nöldner in 1901.[2][3]

Subspecies

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  • Heliconius elevatus elevatus (Peru)
  • Heliconius elevatus bari Oberthür, 1902 (French Guiana)
  • Heliconius elevatus lapis Lamas, 1976 (Peru)
  • Heliconius elevatus perchlora Joicey & Kaye, 1917 (Bolivia)
  • Heliconius elevatus pseudocupidineus Neustetter, 1931 (Peru)
  • Heliconius elevatus roraima Turner, 1966 (Guyana)
  • Heliconius elevatus schmidt-mummi Takahashi, 1977 (Brazil)
  • Heliconius elevatus schmassmanni Joicey & Talbot, 1925 (Brazil: Mato Grosso, Rondônia)
  • Heliconius elevatus sonjae Neukirchen, 1997 (Brazil: Pará)
  • Heliconius elevatus taracuanus Bryk, 1953 (Brazil: Amazonas)
  • Heliconius elevatus tumatumari Kaye, 1906 (Guyana)
  • Heliconius elevatus willmotti Neukirchen, 1997 (Ecuador)
  • Heliconius elevatus zoelleri Neukirchen, 1990 (Venezuela)

Hybrid speciation

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Parent species of Heliconius elevatus Nöldner, 1901[4][5]
Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758

Heliconius elevatus resulted from hybrid speciation involving the parent species Heliconius pardalinus and Heliconius melpomene.[4][5]

Ecology

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Herbivory

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Heliconius elevatus feeds on Passiflora.[1]

Habitat

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It inhabits riparian forests at an elevation of 0-2000 m above sea level.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Heliconius elevatus. (n.d.). Tree of Life Web Project (ToL). Retrieved April 21, 2024, from http://tolweb.org/Heliconius_elevatus/72900
  2. ^ Heliconius elevatus Nöldner 1901 - Encyclopedia of Life. (n.d.). Retrieved April 21, 2024, from https://eol.org/pages/155439
  3. ^ Nöldner, E. (1901). Zwei neue Heliconius beschrieben von E. Nöldner, Strassburg, Els. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, 46.
  4. ^ a b A new butterfly species was created by two species hybridising 200,000 years ago. (2024, April 17). Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB). Retrieved April 21, 2024, from https://leibniz-lib.de/en/2024-04-17-new-butterfly-species/
  5. ^ a b Rosser, N., Seixas, F., Queste, L.M. et al. Hybrid speciation driven by multilocus introgression of ecological traits. Nature (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07263-w