Heliconius clysonymus explained

Heliconius clysonymus, the Clysonymus longwing, yellow longwing or montane longwing, is a species of Heliconius butterfly found in Central and South America.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:^[1]

• H. c. clysonymus Latreille, [1817] – (Colombia)
• H. c. hygiana (Hewitson, 1867) – (Ecuador)
• H. c. montanus Salvin, 1871 – montane longwing^[2] (Costa Rica, Panama)
• H. c. tabaconas Brown, 1976 – (Peru, Costa Rica)

External links

• Clysonymus longwing, Neotropical Butterflies
• Yellow longwing, Discover Life

Notes and References

1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/heliconiinae/heliconius/#clysonymus Heliconius clysonymus
2. http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/heliconius_clysonymus_montanus.htm Heliconius clysonymus montanus