Heliconius lalitae
| Heliconius lalitae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heliconius |
| Species: | H. lalitae
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliconius lalitae Brévignon, 1996[1]
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Heliconius lalitae is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Christian Brévignon in 1996. It is endemic to French Guiana.
In scientific literature, Heliconius lalitae is mentioned as one of the rarer Heliconius species that is found "at low density in infrequently visited areas," making it difficult to include in comprehensive studies of the genus.[2]
Visual Description
[edit]Heliconius lalitae has yellow distal spots and red square sections on its wings. There is also a basal transverse red stripe through the discoid cell of the hind wings.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku (March 24, 2019). "Heliconius lalitae Brévignon, 1996". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- ^ Kozak, Krzysztof M.; Wahlberg, Niklas; Neild, Andrew F. E.; Dasmahapatra, Kanchon K.; Mallet, James; Jiggins, Chris D. (2015-05-01). "Multilocus Species Trees Show the Recent Adaptive Radiation of the Mimetic Heliconius Butterflies". Systematic Biology. 64 (3): 505–524. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syv007. ISSN 1063-5157. PMC 4395847.
- ^ "H. lalitae". www.cliniquevetodax.com. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
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