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Heliconius metharme
Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Heliconius metharme is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson in 1849.[1] It is widespread in the Amazon basin, Venezuela and the Guianas. The habitat consists of deep forests.
It is part of a mimicry ring with Heliconius sara, Heliconius wallacei and Heliconius doris.
The larvae are gregarious and feed on Dilkea and Mitostemma species.[2]
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Subspecies
- Heliconius metharme metharme — Guyana
- Heliconius metharme makiritare (Brown & Fernández, 1985) — Venezuela
- Heliconius metharme perseis Stichel, 1923 — Colombia
References
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