Heliconius ethilla


Heliconius ethilla, the ethilia longwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Jean-Baptiste Godart in 1819. It is found from Panama to southern Brazil. The habitat consists of marginal forests.
The wingspan is 60–70 mm. The forewings are orange with a black margin and four black spots. The hindwings are orange with two black stripes.
The larvae feed on Passiflora species. Full-grown larvae have a white body with an orange head and reach a length of about 17 mm.

Subspecies

  • H. e. ethilla
  • H. e. adela Neustetter, 1912
  • H. e. aerotome C. & R. Felder, 1862
  • H. e. cephallenia C. & R. Felder,
  • H. e. chapadensis Brown, 1973
  • H. e. claudia Godman & Salvin, 1881
  • H. e. eucoma
  • H. e. flavofasciatus Weymer, 1894
  • H. e. flavomaculatus Weymer, 1894
  • H. e. hyalina Neustetter, 1928
  • H. e. jaruensis Brown, 1976
  • H. e. latona Neukirchen, 1998
  • H. e. mentor Weymer, 1883
  • H. e. metalilis Butler, 1873
  • H. e. michaelianius Lamas, 1988
  • H. e. narcaea Godart, 1819
  • H. e. nebulosa Kaye, 1916
  • H. e. neukircheni Lamas, 1998
  • H. e. numismaticus Weymer, 1894
  • H. e. penthesilea Neukirchen, 1994
  • H. e. polychrous C. & R. Felder,
  • H. e. semiflavidus Weymer, 1894
  • H. e. thielei Riffarth, 1900
  • H. e. tyndarus Weymer, 1897
  • H. e. yuruani Brown & Fernández, 1985