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Heliconius charithonia (Linnaeus 1767)

the Zebra Longwing,
Heliconius charitonia Linnaeus 1767 [a misspelling in the index of 12th edn. of Linnaeus' Systema Naturae, that was perpetuated by many subsequent authors. The correct spelling was codified in the ICZN official list of specific names by Holthuis and Hemming (1956).],
Heliconius charitonius Linnaeus 1767 [a misspelled name proposed by Comstock and Brown (1950) to achieve gender agreement with the generic name. However, charithonia is a noun in apposition that does not require gender agreement with the genus name]

Margarita Beltrán and Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Heliconius

Introduction

A widespread neotropical species, ranging from the southern U. S. to subtropical southern South America and throughout the Antilles.

Geographical Distribution

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Distribution of Heliconius charithonia. © 2002 Margarita Beltran.

References

Brower AVZ. 1994. The case of the missing H: Heliconius charithonia (L., 1767), not "Heliconius charitonia (L. 1767)". J. Lepid. Soc. 48: 166-168.

Comstock, WP, and Brown FM. 1950 Geographical variation and subspeciation in Heliconius charitonius Linnaeus (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Amer. Mus. Novit. 1467, 1-21.

Davies N, and Bermingham E. 2002. The historical biogeography of two Caribbean butterflies (Lepidoptera: Heliconiidae) as inferred from genetic variation at multiple loci. Evolution 56: 573-589.

Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.

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Scientific Name Heliconius charithonia
Acknowledgements This image is licensed under the Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Creative Commons License.
source: flickr: Zebra Longwing
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Collection Flickr
Copyright © 2006 Justin Lowery
Scientific Name Heliconius charithonia
Location Gainesville, Florida
Comments In Florida, H. charithonia larvae often completely defoliate their Passiflora hostplants.
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By Andrew Brower
Life Cycle Stage eggs, 2nd and 3rd instar larvae
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University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK


Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

Correspondence regarding this page should be directed to Margarita Beltrán at and Andrew V. Z. Brower at

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