Elzunia
Andrew V. Z. Brower
- Elzunia humboldt
- Elzunia pavonii
Introduction
Members of Elzunia are among the largest ithomiines. The species occur in mid-elevation forest in the Colombian and Ecuadorean Andes, where they are engaged in Müllerian mimicry with Heliconius hecuba and Heliconius atthis.
References
Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Elzunia pavonii |
|---|---|
| Location | Ecuador: Prov. Loja, Macar? |
| Comments | DNA voucher E-12-1 from Brower et al. 2006. Head and thorax removed for DNA extraction. |
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Identified By | Andrew V. Z. Brower |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | dorsal/ventral composite |
| Copyright |
© 2007
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About This Page
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
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- First online 29 September 2006
- Content changed 29 September 2006
Citing this page:
Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2007. Elzunia . Version 15 May 2007 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Elzunia/27577/2007.05.15 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
