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Heliconius atthis

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False zebra longwing
From Mindo, Ecuador
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Heliconius
Species:
H. atthis
Binomial name
Heliconius atthis
Doubleday, [1847][1]
Range in red
Synonyms
  • Heliconia bourcieri Becker, 1851

Heliconius atthis, the false zebra longwing or Atthis longwing, is a species of Heliconius butterfly. It is endemic to western Ecuador.[1]

Is a mimic of the zebra longwing (Heliconius charithonia).

References

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  1. ^ a b Heliconius atthis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms