Heliconius pachinus
Heliconius cydno pachinus
Margarita Beltrán and Andrew V. Z. BrowerIntroduction
This close relative of Heliconius cydno is endemic to the Pacific slope of Costa Rica and western Panama. It is involved in Müllerian mimicry with H. hewitsonii.
Characteristics
Adult H. pachinus can be distinguished from mimetic H. hewitsonii by the proximal yellow forewing band. In H. pachinus, this band is entirely beyond the end of the discal cell, while in H. hewitsonii, the yellow band cuts through the distal end of the discal cell. H. pachinus lacks the brown "forceps" marking on the underside of the hindwing that occurs in H. cydno forms, and instead exhibits rather extensive red basal streaks, another feature it shares in common with its mimic H. hewistonii.
Geographical Distribution
Distribution of Heliconius pachinus and related species. © Margarita Beltran
References
Lamas, G. (ed.) 2004 Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.
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