Heliconius melpomene schunkei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Heliconiinae
Tribus: Heliconiini
Genus: Heliconius
Species: Heliconius elevatus
Subspecies: Heliconius melpomene schunkei

Name

Heliconius melpomene schunkei Lamas, 1996

Type locality: Shintuya Madre de Dios, Perú, 450m.

Holotype: MHNJP. male ♂. 9-10.II.1975. legit G. Lamas.

References

Primary references

• Lamas, G. 1976. Notes on Peruvian Butterflies (Lepidoptera). II. New Heliconius (Nymphalidae) from Cusco and Madre de Dios. Revista Peruana de Entomologia 19(1): 1–7. Full article (PDF). Reference page.