Heliconius clysonymus

Clysonymus Longwing
Dorsal view of H. c. clysonymus, Arvi Park, Colombia
Ventral view of H. c. clysonymus, Arvi Park, Colombia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Heliconius
Species:	H. clysonymus
Binomial name
Heliconius clysonymus Latreille, [1817]
Synonyms
Heliconius clysonimus fischeri Fassl, 1912 Heliconius clysonimus flavopunctatus Fassl, 1912 Heliconius micrus Seitz, 1912 Heliconius clysonymus apicalis Joicey & Kaye, 1917 Heliconius clysonymus apicalis ab. semirubra Joicey & Kaye, 1917 Heliconius clysonymus perbellus Stichel, 1923 Heliconius hygianus fischeri f. leonis H. & R. Holzinger, 1970 Heliconius hygianus fischeri f. leoncitonis H. & R. Holzinger, 1970 Heliconia hygiana Hewitson, 1867 Heliconius hygiana ab. albescens Kaye, 1916 Heliconius montanus Salvin, 1871

Clysonymus Longwing, Yellow Longwing, or Montane Longwing (Heliconius clysonymus) is a species of Heliconius butterfly found in Central and South America.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.^[1]

• H. c. clysonymus Latreille, [1817] – [Colombia]
• H. c. hygiana (Hewitson, 1867) – [Ecuador]
• H. c. montanus Salvin, 1871 – Montane Longwing^[2] [Costa Rica, Panama]
• H. c. tabaconas Brown, 1976 – [Peru, Costa Rica]

References

1. Heliconius clysonymus, funet.fi
2. Heliconius clysonymus montanus, Butterflies of America

External links

• Clysonymus Longwing, Neotropical Butterflies
• Yellow Longwing, Discover Life