Heliconius aoede, the Aoede longwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in the Amazon basin. The habitat consists of deep forests.
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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. aoede
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| Heliconius aoede | |
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The larvae feed on Dilkea and Mitostemma species.[2]
Subspecies edit
Listed alphabetically:[1]
- H. a. aoede (Brazil)
- H. a. aliciae (Neukirchen, 2000) (Ecuador)
- H. a. astydamia (Erichson, [1849]) (Guyana)
- H. a. auca (Neukirchen, 1997) (Ecuador)
- H. a. ayacuchensis Neukirchen, 1992 (Venezuela)
- H. a. bartletti (Druce, 1876) (Peru, Colombia)
- H. a. centurius Neukirchen, 1994 (French Guiana)
- H. a. cupidineus Stichel, 1906 (Peru)
- H. a. emmelina (Oberthür, 1902) (Guyana)
- H. a. eurycleia Brown, 1973 (Brazil: Mato Grosso)
- H. a. faleria Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Brazil: Mato Grosso)
- H. a. lucretius (Weymer, 1891) (Brazil: Amazonas)
- H. a. manu Lamas, 1976 (Peru)
- H. a. philipi Brown, 1976 (Bolivia)
References edit
- ^ a b "Heliconius Kluk, 1780" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ TOL
- Neruda aoede at Insecta.pro
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