Telesiphe longwing

Heliconius telesiphe

"Heliconius telesiphe", the telesiphe longwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Edward Doubleday in 1847. It is found at mid-elevations in the Andes. Its habitat is cloud forests.
Telesiphe longwing, Waterfall of Baños, Ecuador Fun fact: this species (Heliconius telesiphe) is a mimic of Podotricha telesiphe: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kz_yb/12634094283 Alternative common name: Cherry-barred Longwing. Baños,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,Heliconius telesiphe,South America,Spring,Telesiphe longwing,World

Appearance

The wingspan is 65–80 mm. The species is part of a mimicry complex with "Podotricha telesiphe".

Naming

*"Heliconius telesiphe telesiphe"
⤷ "Heliconius telesiphe cretacea" Neustetter, 1916
⤷ "Heliconius telesiphe sotericus" Salvin, 1871

Food

The larvae mostly feed on "Passiflora" species from the subgenus "Plectostemma". This species assisted in the 1993 discovery of "Passiflora telesiphe", a species in the subgenus "Decaloba".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusHeliconius
SpeciesH. telesiphe
Photographed in
Ecuador