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Nymphalidae 77a0716 – 4419   Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: andremona (Cramer, 1780) (Papilio) cynisca (Godart, 1819) (Heliconia) erythrea (Cramer, [1777]) (Papilio) udalrica (Cramer, 1780) (Papilio) vesta (Cramer, [1777]) (Papilio) erato (Linnaeus, 1758) (Papilio) extralim.; STRAY - MONA 1983: 4419 erato (Linnaeus, 1758) (Papilio) extralim.; STRAY - MONA 1983: 4419 ssp. a. petiverana (Doubleday, 1847) (Heliconia) (stray)  mexicana (Boisduval, 1870) (Heliconia) (synonym of ssp. petiverana)  petiverea Riffarth, 1901 (Heliconius) (synonym of ssp. petiverana)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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