Heliconius nattereri
Heliconius nattereri (Natterer's longwing) is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to the Atlantic forest of Brazil.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heliconius |
| Species: | H. nattereri |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliconius nattereri | |
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The butterfly has been found in the Feliciano Miguel Abdala Private Natural Heritage Reserve in the state of Minas Gerais.[2]
The wings of the female H. nattereri are black, orange, and yellow in color, while the male wings are a black and yellow pattern. Males tend to fly faster and congregate in the canopy, while females fly slower and stay in the middle story.
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Heliconius nattereri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T9804A13018123. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9804A13018123.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Eduardo M. Veado, RPPN Feliciano Miguel Abdala: Characteristics, Preserve-Muriqui, retrieved 2016-05-09
- Massardo, Darli; VanKuren, Nicholas W.; Nallu, Sumitha; Ramos, Renato R.; Ribeiro, Pedro G.; Silva-Brandão, Karina L.; Brandão, Marcelo M.; Lion, Marília B.; Freitas, André V. L.; Cardoso, Márcio Z.; Kronforst, Marcus R. (December 2020). "The roles of hybridization and habitat fragmentation in the evolution of Brazil's enigmatic longwing butterflies, Heliconius nattereri and H. hermathena". BMC Biology. 18 (1): 84. doi:10.1186/s12915-020-00797-1. ISSN 1741-7007. PMC 7334841. PMID 32620168.
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