Heliconius nattereri

Natterer's longwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Heliconius
Species: H. nattereri
Binomial name
Heliconius nattereri
C. & R. Felder, 1865
Synonyms
  • Heliconius fruhstorferi Riffarth, 1899

Heliconius nattereri, the Natterer's longwing, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to the Atlantic forest of Brazil.

The butterfly has been found in the Feliciano Miguel Abdala Private Natural Heritage Reserve in the state of Minas Gerais.[1]

References

  1. Eduardo M. Veado, RPPN Feliciano Miguel Abdala: Characteristics, Preserve-Muriqui, retrieved 2016-05-09

Sources

  • World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Heliconius nattereri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T9804A13018123. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9804A13018123.en. Retrieved 16 December 2017.


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