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Wallace's Longwing
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Butterflies & moths

Wallace's Longwing

Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866

Names

EnglishWallace's Longwing
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameHeliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866

About this species

Heliconius wallacei, the Wallace's longwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Tryon Reakirt in 1866. It is found from Venezuela and Trinidad to southern Brazil and Peru. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests.

The wingspan is 70–75 mm.

The larvae are gregarious and mostly feed on Passiflora species from the subgenus Distephana.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusHeliconius

In Suriname

38Records in Suriname
15iNaturalist observations
1960First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini17
  • Brokopondo9
  • Para7
  • Commewijne2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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