Antiochus Longwing butterfly (Heliconius antiochus)

• Contributor: Niall Ferguson / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: FFCN0C
• File size: 32.4 MB (1.8 MB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 3981 x 2844 px | 33.7 x 24.1 cm | 13.3 x 9.5 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 9 February 2016
• Location: Woking Surrey GU23 6QB United Kingdom

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Heliconius antiochus, the Antiochus Longwing, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Linnaeus in 1767. It is found from Panama to the Amazon region. The habitat consists of riparian forests. Adults have blue-black wings with two transverse white or yellow bands on the distal part of the forewings. They are a Müllerian mimic of Heliconius wallacei, Heliconius sara and Heliconius congener. The larvae are gregarious and mostly feed on Passiflora species from the subgenus Astrophea.

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