Heliconius atthis

False zebra longwing
Heliconius atthis from Mindo, Ecuador
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Tribe: Heliconiini
Genus: Heliconius
Species: H. atthis
Binomial name
Heliconius atthis
Doubleday, [1847][1]
Synonyms
  • Heliconia bourcieri Becker, 1851

Heliconius atthis, the false zebra longwing or atthis longwing, is a species of Heliconius butterfly. It is endemic to West Ecuador.[1]

Is a mimic of the zebra longwing (Heliconius charithonia).

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