Heliconius leucadia
Margarita Beltrán and Andrew V. Z. Brower
Introduction
An Amazonian species. The mimetic pair Heliconius leucadia and H. sara is one of the few examples of Müllerian mimicry between sister species in Heliconius. This species can be distinguished from the more widespread and geographically polymorphic H. sara by the fact that the large proximal yellow forewing spot never extends below the second cubital vein, and often appears to be truncated by it.
Geographical Distribution
Distribution of Heliconius leucadia. © 2002 Margarita Beltran.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Heliconius leucadia |
|---|---|
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| View | Dorsal |
| Collection | Gerardo Lamas |
| Copyright | © |
| Scientific Name | Heliconius leucadia |
|---|---|
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| View | Ventral |
| Collection | Gerardo Lamas |
| Copyright | © |
About This Page
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
Correspondence regarding this page should be directed to Margarita Beltr?n at and Andrew V. Z. Brower at
Page copyright © 2006 and
- First online 18 February 2007
- Content changed 17 September 2007
Citing this page:
Beltrán, Margarita and Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2007. Heliconius leucadia . Version 17 September 2007 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Heliconius_leucadia/72944/2007.09.17 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
