Heliconius pardalinus
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Heliconius pardalinus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae native to South America.Heliconius pardalinus. (n.d.). Tree of Life Web Project (ToL). Retrieved April 21, 2024, from http://tolweb.org/Heliconius_pardalinus/72902
Description
The yellow eggs are {{cvt|1.4|mm}} long and {{cvt|0.9|mm}} wide. The white caterpillar has black spots. The wingspan of the orange-red wings with brown spots is {{cvt|90|mm}}.{{cite web |website=Insektenbox |title=Heliconius pardalinus |access-date=24 April 2024 |url=http://www.insektenbox.de/exoten/helipa.htm}}
Hybrids
Hybridisation of Heliconius pardalinus and Heliconius melpomene resulted in the hybrid speciation of Heliconius elevatus.A new butterfly species was created by two species hybridising 200,000 years ago. (2024, April 17). Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB). Retrieved April 21, 2024, from https://leibniz-lib.de/en/2024-04-17-new-butterfly-species/{{cite journal |last1=Rosser |first1=N. |last2=Seixas |first2=F. |last3=Queste |last4=L.M. |display-authors=etal |title=Hybrid speciation driven by multilocus introgression of ecological traits |journal=Nature |year=2024 |volume=628 |issue=8009 |pages=811–817 |doi=10.1038/s41586-024-07263-w|pmid=38632397 |pmc=11041799|bibcode=2024Natur.628..811R }}
Etymology
The specific epithet pardalinus means leopard-spotted.Garden Gate: Roots of Botanical Names. (o. D.). Retrieved 24 April 2024, von https://www-archiv.fdm.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/library/glossary/botrtsp.htmDictionary of Botanical Epithets. (o. D.). Retrieved 24 April 2024, von https://botanicalepithets.net/dictionary/dictionary.138.html
Distribution
Heliconius pardalinus occurs in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.{{GBIF|title=Heliconius pardalinus Bates, 1862. |access-date=21 April 2024 |id=1900549}}
Ecology
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Heliconius pardalinus feeds on Passiflora.
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References
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Category:Nymphalidae of South America
Category:Lepidoptera of Colombia
Category:Lepidoptera of Brazil
Category:Lepidoptera of Ecuador
Category:Lepidoptera of Bolivia
Category:Butterflies described in 1862
Category:Taxa named by Henry Walter Bates
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