Heliconius ricini, the ricini longwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is found from Venezuela and Trinidad to the Guianas and northern Brazil. The habitat consists of savanna-type areas.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heliconius |
| Species: | H. ricini
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| Heliconius ricini | |
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Subspecies
edit- Heliconius ricini ricini (northern South America)
- Heliconius ricini insulanus (Stichel, 1909) (Trinidad)
References
edit- ^ Heliconius ricini at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ TOL
External links
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