Heliconius leucadia
Margarita Beltrán and Andrew V. Z. Brower
Introduction
An Amazonian species. The mimetic pair Heliconius leucadia and H. sara is one of the few examples of Müllerian mimicry between sister species in Heliconius. This species can be distinguished from the more widespread and geographically polymorphic H. sara by the fact that the large proximal yellow forewing spot never extends below the second cubital vein, and often appears to be truncated by it.
Geographical Distribution
Distribution of Heliconius leucadia. © 2002 Margarita Beltran.
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| Scientific Name | Heliconius leucadia |
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| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
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| Scientific Name | Heliconius leucadia |
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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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Beltrán, Margarita and Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2007. Heliconius leucadia . Version 17 September 2007 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Heliconius_leucadia/72944/2007.09.17 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
