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Heliconius wallacei

Heliconius wallacei

Reakirt, 1866

Family: Nymphalidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Description


Heliconius wallacei, the Wallace´s longwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Tryon Reakirt in 1866. It is found from Venezuela and Trinidad to southern Brazil and Peru. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests.

The wingspan is 70–75 mm.

The larvae are gregarious and mostly feed on Passiflora species from the subgenus Distephana.

Subspecies: 
  • H. w. wallacei (Brazil: Pará)
  • H. w. araguaia Brown, 1976 (Brazil: Goiás)
  • H. w. colon Weymer, 1891 (Surinam, Brazil: Amazonas)
  • H. w. flavescens Weymer, 1891 (Ecuador, Peru, Guyana, Bolivia)
  • H. w. kayei Neustetter, 1929 (Trinidad)
  • H. w. mimulinus Butler, 1873 (Colombia)

Source: Wikipedia, article Heliconius wallacei. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Lambari d´oeste
Mato Grosso
Brazil
06/05/2022
Pablo Eguia



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
160982805/06/2022BrazilMato GrossoRio Vermelho, Lambari d´oestePablo Eguia
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Heliconius wallacei – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 18/09/2026.