Heliconius ricini
Papilio myrti
, Papilio polyhymnia Andrew V. Z. Brower and Margarita BeltránIntroduction
A relatively small Heliconius with short antennae, this species was for a long time considered to belong in the genus Eueides. It prefers more open, savanna-type habitats than most Heliconius species, and ranges from Venezuela and Trinidad along the northern part of South America to the Guianas and northern Brazil. Unlike many Heliconius species, H. ricini does not have any sympatric congeners that closely resemble it (although it bears a superficial resemblance to the allopatric H. himera and H. clysonymus).
Characteristics
H. ricini exhibits two yellow forewing bands and a broad transverse red stripe on the hindwing.Geographical Distribution
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Distribution of Heliconius ricini. © 2002 Margarita Beltran.
(NB: to the best of my knowledge, H. ricini has not been recorded from Acre or Rondônia, or from Colombia, Peru or Bolivia. It does, however, occur further westward in Venezuela than indicated by the pink area on the map, and on Trinidad, and as far east as Fortaleza on the northern coast of Brazil -- AVZB)
Geographical Races
Two geographical races have been described:
- Heliconius ricini ricini (Linnaeus 1758), northern mainland South America
- Heliconius ricini insulanus (Stichel 1909), Trinidad
References
Brown, K. S., Jr. 1981 The biology of Heliconius and related genera. Ann. Rev. Entomol. 26, 427-456.
Lamas, G. (ed.) 2004 Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.
Title Illustrations
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Scientific Name | Heliconius ricini |
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Reference | Cramer P . 1782. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America [Papillons Exotiques des Trois Parties du Monde l?Asie, l?Afrique et l?Amerique], Vol. IV. Amsterdam: S. J. Baalde/ Utrecht: B. Wild. Plate 378 |
Identified By | Andrew V. Z. Brower |
Scientific Name | Heliconius ricini |
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Reference | Cramer P . 1782. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America [Papillons Exotiques des Trois Parties du Monde l?Asie, l?Afrique et l?Amerique], Vol. IV. Amsterdam: S. J. Baalde/ Utrecht: B. Wild. Plate 378 |
Identified By | Andrew V. Z. Brower |
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