Heliconius doris
Laparus doris
Margarita Beltrán and Andrew V. Z. Brower
Introduction
H. doris populations are polymorphic in parts of the species distribution, with blue, red or green coloration at the base of the dorsal hindwing.
Laparus doris doris. Red morph on left, blue on right. ©
Geographical Distribution
Distribution of Heliconius doris (=Laparus doris). © 2002 Margarita Beltran.
References
Brower AVZ, and Egan MG. 1997. Cladistics of Heliconius butterflies and relatives (Nymphalidae: Heliconiiti): the phylogenetic position of Eueides based on sequences from mtDNA and a nuclear gene. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 264: 969-977.
Penz CM. 1999. Higher level phylogeny for the passion-vine butterflies (Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae) based on early stage and adult morphology. Zoo. J. Linn. Soc. 127: 277-344.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Heliconius doris |
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| Location | captive, Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield, Missouri, USA |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Andrew V. Z. Brower |
| Behavior | Note the pollen being digested on the proboscis. |
| Sex | Female |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | ventral |
| Source | Erato heliconian (Heliconius erato) |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2008 capnr0n |
| Scientific Name | Laparus doris doris red |
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| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| View | Ventral |
| Collection | Gerardo Lamas |
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University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
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- First online 18 February 2007
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