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Doris Longwing (Heliconius doris)
Genus Heliconius Family Nymphalidae Superfamily Papilionoidea Order Lepidoptera Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Kingdom Animalia Biodiversity

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Heliconius doris
Heliconius doris doris, Quito, Ecuador
Heliconius doris viridis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Heliconius
Species:
H. doris
Binomial name
Heliconius doris
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Synonyms
  • Papilio erato Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio doris Linnaeus, 1771
  • Laparus doris (Linnaeus, 1771)
  • Papilio quirina Cramer, [1775]
  • Papilio amathusia Cramer, [1777]
  • Nereis delila Hübner, [1813]
  • Migonitis crenis Hübner, 1816
  • Crenis brylle Hübner, 1821
  • Heliconia dorimena Doubleday, 1847
  • Heliconius mars Staudinger, 1885

Heliconius doris, the Doris longwing or Doris[1] is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is known for being a polymorphic species which participates in various Müllerian mimicry rings throughout Central America and the Amazon rainforest. It is a species of special interest in biological science for the genetic basis and role of polymorphism (biology) in ecology and evolution.

It is commonly found from sea level to 1200 metres in forest clearings.[2]

The larvae primarily feed on granadilla species. Adults feed on nectar from Lantana flowers, with the females also collecting pollen from Psiguria and Psychotia flowers.[2]

Subspecies

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Listed alphabetically:[3]

  • Heliconius doris delila (Hübner, [1813]) – (Peru)
  • Heliconius doris dives (Oberthür, 1920) – (Colombia, Venezuela)
  • Heliconius doris doris (Linnaeus, 1771) – (Surinam, French Guiana, Guyana, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil)
  • Heliconius doris obscurus (Weymer, 1891) – (Colombia, Ecuador)
  • ?Heliconius doris virescens Riffarth, 1901
  • Heliconius doris viridis (Staudinger, 1885) – (Panama, Honduras)
  • Heliconus doris morralli (Cast, 2019) – (Trinidad)


  • H. d. doris - MHNT
    H. d. doris - MHNT
  • H. d. doris Rayed longwing Cristalino River Southern Amazon, Brazil
    H. d. doris
    Rayed longwing
    Cristalino River
    Southern Amazon, Brazil
  • H. d. viridis Las Horquetas Costa Rica
    H. d. viridis
    Las Horquetas
    Costa Rica

References

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  1. ^ "Tree of Life web project". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  2. ^ a b The Doris, Learn about Butterflies
  3. ^ "Heliconius Kluk, 1780" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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