Heliconiini

species of insect

Heliconius comprises a colorful and widespread genus of brush-footed butterflies commonly known as the longwings or heliconians. This genus is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the New World, from South America as far north as the southern United States. The larvae of these butterflies eat passion flower vines (Passifloraceae). Adults exhibit bright wing color patterns which signal their distastefulness to potential predators.

species of insect

species of insect

Cethosia, commonly called the lacewings, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. They are found mainly in southeastern Asia as far south as Australia.

Philaethria is a genus of New World butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae.

genus of insects

species of butterfly

Heliconiini is a tribe of butterflies in the subfamily Heliconiinae, also known as the passion-vine butterflies. This group has roughly 100 species and subspecies distributed primarily in the Neotropics.

Eueides is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae.

Podotricha is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae.

species of butterfly

species of butterfly

species of butterfly

species of butterfly

species of insect

species of insect