Helicopis gnidus

Helicopis gnidus
	Mounted specimen from Brazil
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Genus:	Helicopis
Species:	H. gnidus
Binomial name
	Helicopis gnidus; (Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
	Papilio gnidus Fabricius, 1787; Papilio acis Fabricius, 1781 (preocc. Drury, 1773); Helicopis acis curusamba Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis acis curusamba f. subandrogyne Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis acis curusamba f. albocincta Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis acis curusamba f. subalbocincta Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis acis curusamba f. pseudalbescens Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis acis curusamba f. nigromaculata Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis acis santaremensis Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis acis tapajonus Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis fournierae Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis fournierae f. diluta Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis albescens Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis albescens paraensis Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis wardi Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis interrupta manicorensis Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis interrupta manicorensis f. sulphurea Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis interrupta pseudoalbocincta Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis interrupta putumayensis Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis interrupta solimoensis Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis amazonica Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis lesoudierae Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis lesoudierae fleuryi Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis lesoudierae madeirensis Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis poleti Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis poleti teffeensis Le Moult, 1939; Helicopis acis nigrobasalis f. conspecifica Bryk, 1953; Helicopis acis obidonus f. androgyne Le Moult, 1939;

Helicopis gnidus, the gnidus metalmark or spider-wing cupid, is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae.

Description

In Helicopis gnidus the uppersides of the wings are mainly black, with a large orange basal area, followed by a broad patch of white. The hindwings have iridescent patches (or "metalmarks") as well as several long tails.

Distribution

This species occurs in the northern countries of South America, mainly in Suriname, Brazil, Peru and Colombia.

Subspecies

Helicopis gnidus gnidus (Suriname)
Helicopis gnidus beaulieui Le Moult, 1939
Helicopis gnidus galatea Stichel, 1919 (Brazil)
Helicopis gnidus interrupta Le Moult, 1939 (Peru, Brazil, Colombia)
Helicopis gnidus medialis Schaus & Cockerell, 1923 (Colombia)
Helicopis gnidus nigrobasalis Aurivillius, 1929 (Brazil)
Helicopis gnidus obidonus Le Moult, 1939 (Brazil)

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