Heliconius atthis, the false zebra longwing or Atthis longwing, is a species of Heliconius butterfly. It is endemic to western Ecuador and the Tumbes National Reserve in Northern Peru.[1]
False zebra longwing | |
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From Mindo, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Heliconius |
Species: | H. atthis
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Binomial name | |
Heliconius atthis | |
Range in red | |
Synonyms | |
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Is a mimic of the zebra longwing (Heliconius charithonia).
References
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- ^ a b Heliconius atthis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms