| Heliconius pardalinus | |
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| Heliconius pardalinus maeon in Peru | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heliconius |
| Species: | H. pardalinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliconius pardalinus (Bates, 1862) | |
Heliconius pardalinus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae native to South America. [1]
The yellow eggs are 1.4 mm (0.055 in) long and 0.9 mm (0.035 in) wide. The white caterpillar has black spots. [1] The wingspan of the orange-red wings with brown spots is 90 mm (3.5 in). [2]
Hybridisation of Heliconius pardalinus and Heliconius melpomene resulted in the hybrid speciation of Heliconius elevatus . [3] [4]
The specific epithet pardalinus means leopard-spotted. [5] [6]
Heliconius pardalinus occurs in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. [7] [2]
Heliconius pardalinus feeds on Passiflora . [1]
It inhabits riparian forests at an elevation of up to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above sea level. [1]
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