| Heliconius hewitsoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heliconius |
| Species: | H. hewitsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliconius hewitsoni Staudinger, 1875 [1] | |
Heliconius hewitsoni is a species of brush-footed butterfly in the genus Heliconius . [2]
This butterfly has black wings with two white stripes on the forewing. The undersides of the wings are similar but also contain small red patches close to the body. [3] The caterpillar is yellow and green and consumes Passifloraceae. It pupates in groups in a chrysalis that is pale yellow to pale brown and covered in black veins and spines. [4]
Heliconius hewitsoni can be found on the Pacific Slope of western Panama and Costa Rica. [4] It is found in forests, usually in the canopy.[ citation needed ]
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