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Species   Heliconius melpomene

Heliconius melpomene melpomene

(Linnaeus, 1758)



TL: America


melpomene, Linnean specimen

melpomene, Linnean specimen

melpomene, Linnean specimen

melpomene, Linnean specimen

melpomene, Linnean specimen

melpomene, Linnean specimen

tyche Bates 1862 T Brazil (Am)

tyche Bates 1862 T Brazil (Am)

hippolyte Bates 1862 T Brazil (Am/Pa)

hippolyte Bates 1862 T Brazil (Am/Pa)

rufolimbatus Butler 1873 T Brazil (Pa)

rufolimbatus Butler 1873 T Brazil (Pa)

mutabilis Butler 1877 T Brazil (Am)

mutabilis Butler 1877 T Brazil (Am)

funebris Möschler 1877 T Surinam

funebris Möschler 1877 T Surinam

amor Staudinger 1885 T Brazil (Am)

amor Staudinger 1885 T Brazil (Am)

erebia Riffarth 1900 T French Guiana

erebia Riffarth 1900 T French Guiana

atrosecta Riffarth 1900 T Brazil (Pa)

atrosecta Riffarth 1900 T Brazil (Pa)

lucinda Riffarth 1900 T Surinam

lucinda Riffarth 1900 T Surinam

melpomenides Riffarth 1900 T Surinam

melpomenides Riffarth 1900 T Surinam

karschi Riffarth 1900 T Brazil (Pa)

karschi Riffarth 1900 T Brazil (Pa)

melanippe Riffarth 1900 T Surinam

melanippe Riffarth 1900 T Surinam

diana Riffarth 1900 T Surinam?

diana Riffarth 1900 T Surinam?

collis Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

collis Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

primus Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

primus Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

melpina Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

melpina Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

dianides Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

dianides Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

elegantula Joicey & Kaye 1971 T French Guiana

elegantula Joicey & Kaye 1971 T French Guiana

maris Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

maris Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

eltringhami Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

eltringhami Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

compacta Joicey & Kaye 1919 T French Guiana

compacta Joicey & Kaye 1919 T French Guiana

faivrei Joicey & Kaye 1919 T French Guiana

faivrei Joicey & Kaye 1919 T French Guiana

flavorubra Neustetter 1926 T French Guiana

flavorubra Neustetter 1926 T French Guiana

luteipicta Neustetter 1926 T French Guiana;Guyana

luteipicta Neustetter 1926 T French Guiana;Guyana

luteipicta Neustetter 1926 T French Guiana;Guyana

luteipicta Neustetter 1926 T French Guiana;Guyana

aurelia Neustetter 1926 T French Guiana

aurelia Neustetter 1926 T French Guiana

aurelia Neustetter 1926 T French Guiana

aurelia Neustetter 1926 T French Guiana

bang-haasi Neustetter 1926 T French Guiana

bang-haasi Neustetter 1926 T French Guiana

rubroflammea Neustetter 1927 T French Guiana

rubroflammea Neustetter 1927 T French Guiana

laurentina Neustetter 1927 T French Guiana

laurentina Neustetter 1927 T French Guiana

rufolinea Neustetter 1928 T French Guiana

rufolinea Neustetter 1928 T French Guiana

trimacula Neustetter 1931 T French Guiana

trimacula Neustetter 1931 T French Guiana

Heliconius melpomene aglaope

C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862



TL: Brazil (Am)


aglaope Felder & Felder 1862 T Brazil (Am)

aglaope Felder & Felder 1862 T Brazil (Am)

mirabilis Riffarth 1900 T Peru

mirabilis Riffarth 1900 T Peru

riffarthi Stichel 1906 T Peru

riffarthi Stichel 1906 T Peru

rubescens Stichel 1906 T Peru

rubescens Stichel 1906 T Peru

cognata Riffarth 1907 T Peru

cognata Riffarth 1907 T Peru

flavotenuiata Neustetter 1931 T Peru

flavotenuiata Neustetter 1931 T Peru

flavotenuiata Neustetter 1931 T ?Peru

daira Neustetter 1932 T Peru

daira Neustetter 1932 T Peru

Heliconius melpomene amandus

Grose-Smith & W. F. Kirby, 1892



TL: Bolivia


amandus Grose-Smith & Kirby 1892 T Bolivia

amandus Grose-Smith & Kirby 1892 T Bolivia

penelamanda Staudinger 1894 T Bolivia

penelamanda Staudinger 1894 T Bolivia

aphrodyte Staudinger 1897 T Bolivia

aphrodyte Staudinger 1897 T Bolivia

penelopeia Staudinger 1897 T

penelopeia Staudinger 1897 T

flammea Niepelt 1925 T Bolivia

flammea Niepelt 1925 T Bolivia

biedermanni Niepelt 1926 T Bolivia

biedermanni Niepelt 1926 T Bolivia

amandoides Neustetter 1926 T Bolivia

amandoides Neustetter 1926 T Bolivia

carnea Neustetter 1926 T Bolivia

carnea Neustetter 1926 T Bolivia

Heliconius melpomene amaryllis

C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862



TL: Brazil (Am)


amaryllis Felder & Felder 1862 T Brazil (Am)

amaryllis Felder & Felder 1862 T Brazil (Am)

pseudo-penelamanda Michael 1912 T Peru

pseudo-penelamanda Michael 1912 T Peru

melpophylla Joicey & Kaye 1917 T Peru?

melpophylla Joicey & Kaye 1917 T Peru?

Heliconius melpomene anduzei

K. Brown & F. Fernández,
1985



TL: Venezuela


anduzei Brown & Fernández 1985 T Venezuela

anduzei Brown & Fernández 1985 T Venezuela

Heliconius melpomene bellula

J. Turner, 1971



TL: Colombia


bellula Stichel 1923 T Colombia

bellula Stichel 1923 T Colombia

permira Stichel 1923 T Colombia

permira Stichel 1923 T Colombia

degener Stichel 1923 T Colombia

degener Stichel 1923 T Colombia

anacreontica Stichel 1923 T Colombia

anacreontica Stichel 1923 T Colombia

perrara Stichel 1923 T Colombia

perrara Stichel 1923 T Colombia

parva Neustetter 1928 T Colombia

parva Neustetter 1928 T Colombia

mocoa Brower 1996 T Colombia

mocoa Brower 1996 T Colombia

Heliconius melpomene burchelli

Poulton, 1910



TL: Brazil (Go)


burchelli Poulton 1910 T Brazil (Go)

burchelli Poulton 1910 T Brazil (Go)

burchelli Poulton 1910 T Brazil (Go)

burchelli Poulton 1910 T Brazil (Go)

curvifascia Talbot 1928 T Brazil (MT)

curvifascia Talbot 1928 T Brazil (MT)

Heliconius melpomene cythera

(Hewitson, 1869)



TL: Ecuador


cythera Hewitson 1869 T Ecuador

cythera Hewitson 1869 T Ecuador

modesta Riffarth 1900 T Ecuador

modesta Riffarth 1900 T Ecuador

sticheli Riffarth 1907 T Ecuador

sticheli Riffarth 1907 T Ecuador

tenuistriga Kaye 1920 T Ecuador

tenuistriga Kaye 1920 T Ecuador

Heliconius melpomene
ecuadorensis

Emsley, 1964



TL: Ecuador


ecuadorensis Neustetter 1909 T Ecuador

ecuadorensis Neustetter 1909 T Ecuador

Heliconius melpomene euryades

Riffarth, 1900



TL: Peru


euryades Riffarth 1900 T Peru

euryades Riffarth 1900 T Peru

rubrica Stichel 1919 T Peru

rubrica Stichel 1919 T Peru

rubrica Stichel 1919 T Peru

Heliconius melpomene flagrans

Stichel, 1919



TL: Trinidad


flagrans Stichel 1919 T Trinidad

flagrans Stichel 1919 T Trinidad

Heliconius melpomene intersectus

Neustetter, 1928



TL: Brazil ([Pa])


intersectus Neustetter 1928 T Brazil ([Pa])

intersectus Neustetter 1928 T Brazil ([Pa])

Heliconius melpomene madeira

N. Riley, 1919



TL: Brazil (Am)


madeira Riley 1919 T Brazil (Am)

madeira Riley 1919 T Brazil (Am)

Heliconius melpomene malleti

Lamas, 1988



TL: Ecuador


iris Riffarth 1907 T Ecuador

iris Riffarth 1907 T Ecuador

isolda Niepelt 1908 T Ecuador

isolda Niepelt 1908 T Ecuador

adonides Niepelt 1908 T Ecuador

adonides Niepelt 1908 T Ecuador

rubripicta Niepelt 1908 T Ecuador

rubripicta Niepelt 1908 T Ecuador

gisela Niepelt 1908 T Ecuador

gisela Niepelt 1908 T Ecuador

anna Neustetter 1909 T Ecuador

anna Neustetter 1909 T Ecuador

dione Neustetter 1909 T Ecuador

dione Neustetter 1909 T Ecuador

gratiosa Niepelt 1909 T Ecuador

gratiosa Niepelt 1909 T Ecuador

rufata Stichel 1923 T Colombia

rufata Stichel 1923 T Colombia

aglaspis Stichel 1923 T Colombia

aglaspis Stichel 1923 T Colombia

aurofasciata Neustetter 1928 T Colombia

aurofasciata Neustetter 1928 T Colombia

paula Neustetter 1928 T Colombia

paula Neustetter 1928 T Colombia

paula Neustetter 1928 T Colombia

paula Neustetter 1928 T Colombia

carminata Niepelt 1928 T Colombia

carminata Niepelt 1928 T Colombia

Heliconius melpomene martinae

Cast & Le Crom, 2012



TL: Colombia


martinae Cast & Le Crom 2012 HT Colombia

martinae Cast & Le Crom 2012 HT Colombia

martinae Cast & Le Crom 2012 HT Colombia

martinae Cast & Le Crom 2012 PT Colombia

martinae Cast & Le Crom 2012 PT Colombia

martinae Cast & Le Crom 2012 PT Colombia

martinae Cast & Le Crom 2012 PT Colombia

martinae Cast & Le Crom 2012 PT Colombia

martinae Cast & Le Crom 2012 PT Colombia

Heliconius melpomene meriana

J. Turner, 1967



TL: Surinam


cybele Cramer 1777 T Surinam

cybele Cramer 1777 T Surinam

deinia Möschler 1877 T [Surinam]

deinia Möschler 1877 T [Surinam]

faustina Staudinger 1885 T French Guiana

faustina Staudinger 1885 T French Guiana

eulalia Riffarth 1900 T Surinam

eulalia Riffarth 1900 T Surinam

obscurata Riffarth 1907 T Surinam

obscurata Riffarth 1907 T Surinam

fascinatrix Seitz 1912 T French Guiana

fascinatrix Seitz 1912 T French Guiana

faustalia Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

faustalia Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

cybeleia Joicey & Kaye 1919 T French Guiana

cybeleia Joicey & Kaye 1919 T French Guiana

lavinia Neustetter 1926 T French Guiana

lavinia Neustetter 1926 T French Guiana

Heliconius melpomene michellae

Neukirchen, 1997



TL: Peru


michellae Neukirchen 1997 T Peru

michellae Neukirchen 1997 T Peru

Heliconius melpomene nanna

Stichel, 1899



TL: Brazil (ES/MG)


nanna Stichel 1899 T Brazil (ES/MG)

nanna Stichel 1899 T Brazil (ES/MG)

mayi d'Almeida 1928 T Brazil (RJ)

mayi d'Almeida 1928 T Brazil (RJ)

Heliconius melpomene penelope

Staudinger, 1894



TL: Bolivia


pluto Staudinger 1897 T Bolivia

pluto Staudinger 1897 T Bolivia

margarita Riffarth 1900 T Bolivia

margarita Riffarth 1900 T Bolivia

praxedis Neustetter 1925 T Bolivia

praxedis Neustetter 1925 T Bolivia

noctis Neustetter 1926 T Bolivia

noctis Neustetter 1926 T Bolivia

excellens Neustetter 1926 T Bolivia

excellens Neustetter 1926 T Bolivia

aida Neustetter 1926 T Bolivia

aida Neustetter 1926 T Bolivia

amneris Neustetter 1926 T Bolivia

amneris Neustetter 1926 T Bolivia

obscurifascia Talbot 1928 T Brazil (MT)

obscurifascia Talbot 1928 T Brazil (MT)

flavodiscalis Neustetter 1931 T Bolivia

flavodiscalis Neustetter 1931 T Bolivia

Heliconius melpomene plesseni

Riffarth, 1907



TL: Ecuador


plesseni Riffarth 1907 T Ecuador

plesseni Riffarth 1907 T Ecuador

plesseni Riffarth 1907 T Ecuador

plesseni Riffarth 1907 T Ecuador

unimaculata Hewitson 1869 T Ecuador

unimaculata Hewitson 1869 T Ecuador

rubicunda Niepelt 1907 T Ecuador

rubicunda Niepelt 1907 T Ecuador

pura Niepelt 1907 T Ecuador

pura Niepelt 1907 T Ecuador

niepelti Riffarth 1907 T Ecuador

niepelti Riffarth 1907 T Ecuador

niepelti Riffarth 1907 T Ecuador

niepelti Riffarth 1907 T Ecuador

adonis Riffarth 1907 T Ecuador

adonis Riffarth 1907 T Ecuador

diadema Niepelt 1908 T Ecuador

diadema Niepelt 1908 T Ecuador

fraterna Niepelt 1909 T Ecuador

fraterna Niepelt 1909 T Ecuador

virgo Oberthür 1916 T Ecuador

virgo Oberthür 1916 T Ecuador

dido Neustetter 1925 T Ecuador

dido Neustetter 1925 T Ecuador

clytie Neustetter 1927 T Ecuador

clytie Neustetter 1927 T Ecuador

mimetica Neustetter 1928 T Ecuador

mimetica Neustetter 1928 T Ecuador

Heliconius melpomene pyrforus

Kaye, 1907



TL: Guyana


pyrforus Kaye 1907 T Guyana

pyrforus Kaye 1907 T Guyana

immarginata Neustetter 1938 T Brazil (Rr)

immarginata Neustetter 1938 T Brazil (Rr)

Heliconius melpomene rosina

(Boisduval, 1870)

Melpomene Longwing

Costa Rica & Panama

TL: Costa Rica; "Mexico"

rosina Boisduval 1870 T Costa Rica;"Mexico"

rosina Boisduval 1870 T Costa Rica;"Mexico"

specimen

specimen

specimen

specimen

specimen

specimen

specimen

specimen

live adult

live adult

live adult

live adult

Heliconius melpomene schunkei

Lamas, 1976



TL: Peru


rubra Stichel 1906 T Peru

rubra Stichel 1906 T Peru

live adult

live adult

live adult

live adult

Heliconius melpomene tessa

Barcant, 1982



TL: Tobago


tessa Barcant 1982 T Tobago

tessa Barcant 1982 T Tobago
Heliconius melpomene thelxiope
(Hübner, [1806])



TL: [Brazil]


Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia

Staudinger, 1897



TL: French Guiana


thelxiopeia Staudinger 1897 T French Guiana

thelxiopeia Staudinger 1897 T French Guiana

aglaopeia Staudinger 1897 T French Guiana

aglaopeia Staudinger 1897 T French Guiana

augusta Riffarth 1900 T Surinam

augusta Riffarth 1900 T Surinam

punctarius Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

punctarius Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

lucindella Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

lucindella Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

majestica Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

majestica Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

stygianus Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

stygianus Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

negroidens Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

negroidens Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

negroidens Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

negroidens Joicey & Kaye 1917 T French Guiana

athalia Neustetter 1927 T French Guiana

athalia Neustetter 1927 T French Guiana

athalia Neustetter 1927 T French Guiana

athalia Neustetter 1927 T French Guiana

penelopides Neustetter 1927 T French Guiana

penelopides Neustetter 1927 T French Guiana

penelopides Neustetter 1927 T French Guiana

penelopides Neustetter 1927 T French Guiana

nigrointerrupta Neustetter 1931 T French Guiana

nigrointerrupta Neustetter 1931 T French Guiana

Heliconius melpomene vicina

Ménétriés, 1857



TL: Brazil


vicina Ménétriés 1857 T Brazil

vicina Ménétriés 1857 T Brazil

Heliconius melpomene vulcanus

A. Butler, 1865

Melpomene Longwing

Panama & Colombia

TL: "Guyana"; Panama

vulcanus Butler 1865 ST "Guyana";Panama

vulcanus Butler 1865 ST "Guyana";Panama

vulcanus Butler 1865 ST "Guyana";Panama

vulcanus Butler 1865 T "Guyana";Panama

vulcanus Butler 1865 T "Guyana";Panama

fumosa Neustetter 1925 T Colombia

fumosa Neustetter 1925 T Colombia

live adult

live adult

live adult

live adult

live adult

Heliconius melpomene xenoclea

(Hewitson, [1853])



TL: ?


xenoclea Hewitson [1853] T

xenoclea Hewitson [1853] T

batesi Riffarth 1900 T "Ecuador";Peru

batesi Riffarth 1900 T "Ecuador";Peru

superba Lathy 1906 T Peru

superba Lathy 1906 T Peru

confluens Lathy 1906 T Peru

confluens Lathy 1906 T Peru