Taxonavigation edit

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 metis

Name edit

Heliconius metis (Moreira & Mielke, 2010)

Type locality: Brazil, MA, Balsas, Serra do Penitente, 500 m.

Holotype: DZUP. female ♀. DZ 15.808. 24.-25.X.2003. leg. Mielke.

Synonyms edit

  • Neruda metis Moreira & Mielke, 2010
  • Heliconius metis (Moreira & Mielke)

References edit

  • Moreira, G.R.P. & Mielke, C.G.C., 2010: A new species of Neruda Turner, 1976 from northeast Brazil (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae: Heliconiini). Nachrichten des Entomologische Verein Apollo N.F. 31 (1/2): 85–91.