title: Heliconius
text: # Heliconius
  
  Heliconius es un género de insectos lepidópteros de la familia Nymphalidae. Se distribuye por los trópicos y subtrópicos del Nuevo Mundo.
  
  Muchas especies presentan mimetismo con otras especies del mismo género. Por eso han sido objeto de estudios evolutivos, especialmente estudios de mimetismo batesiano y mülleriano.
  
  ## Especies
  
  Relación de especies.
  
  * Heliconius Kluk, 1802
     * Heliconius antiochus (Linnaeus, 1767) Heliconius antiochus
        * Heliconius antiochus antiochus (Linnaeus, 1767)
        * Heliconius antiochus alba Riffarth
        * Heliconius antiochus aranea (Fabricius)
        * Heliconius antiochus salvinii Dewitz
     * Heliconius astraea Staudinger, 1897
     * Heliconius atthis Doubleday, 1847
     * Heliconius beskei Ménétriés, 1857
     * Heliconius burneyi (Hübner, 1816)
        * Heliconius burneyi burneyi (Hübner, 1816)
        * Heliconius burneyi catharinae Staudinger
        * Heliconius burneyi nuebneri Staudinger
        * Heliconius burneyi lindigii Felder
        * Heliconius burneyi serpensis Kaye
     * Heliconius choarina Hewitson, 1872
     * Heliconius congenor Weymer, 1890
     * Heliconius crispinus Kruger
     * Heliconius charithonia (Linnaeus, 1767) Heliconius charithonia
        * Heliconius charithonia charithonia (Linnaeus, 1767)
        * Heliconius charithonia peruviana Felder
        * Heliconius charithonia punctata Hall
        * Heliconius charithonia simulator Rober
        * Heliconius charithonia tuckeri Comstock & Brown, 1950
        * Heliconius charithonia vasquezae Comstock & Brown, 1950
     * Heliconius cydno (Doubleday, 1847)
        * Heliconius cydno cydno Doubleday, 1847
        * Heliconius cydno alithea Hewitson
        * Heliconius cydno chioneus Bates, 1864
        * Heliconius cydno galanthus Bates, 1864
        * Heliconius cydno wernickei Weymer
        * Heliconius cydno weymeri Staudinger
        * Heliconius cydno zelinde Butler
     * Heliconius clysonymus Latreille, 1817
        * Heliconius clysonymus clysonymus Latreille, 1817
        * Heliconius clysonymus fischeri Fassl
        * Heliconius clysonymus hygiana Hewitson
        * Heliconius clysonymus montanus Salvin, 1871
        * Heliconius clysonymus semirubra
     * Heliconius demeter Staudinger, 1897
        * Heliconius demeter demeter Staudinger
        * Heliconius demeter beebei Turner
        * Heliconius demeter bouqueti Nöldner
        * Heliconius demeter eratosignis Joicey & Talbot
        * Heliconius demeter turneri Brown & Benson
     * Heliconius doris (Linnaeus, 1771) (antes Laparus doris)Heliconius doris
     * Heliconius egeria (Cramer, 1775)
        * Heliconius egeria egeria (Cramer, 1775)
        * Heliconius egeria egerides Staudinger
        * Heliconius egeria hylas Weymer
        * Heliconius egeria homogena Bryk
     * Heliconius eleuchia Hewitson, 1853
        * Heliconius eleuchia eleuchia Hewitson, 1853
        * Heliconius eleuchia primularis Butler
        * Heliconius eleuchia eleusinus Staudinger
     * Heliconius elevatus Nöldner, 1901
        * Heliconius elevatus elevatus Noldner
        * Heliconius elevatus bari Oberthür
        * Heliconius elevatus schmassmanni Joicey & Talbot
        * Heliconius elevatus perchlora Joicey & Talboe
        * Heliconius elevatus roraima Turner
        * Heliconius elevatus luciana Lichy
        * Heliconius elevatus tumaturnari Kaye
        * Heliconius elevatus pseudocupidineus Neustetter
        * Heliconius elevatus taracuanus Bryk
        * Heliconius elevatus willmotti Neukirchen, 1997
     * Heliconius ennius (Weymer, 1891)
     * Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1764) Heliconius erato
        * Heliconius erato erato (Linnaeus, 1764)
        * Heliconius erato amalfreda Riffarth
        * Heliconius erato amphitrite Riffarth
        * Heliconius erato chestertonii Hewitson
        * Heliconius erato cruentus
        * Heliconius erato cyrbia Latreille & Godart
        * Heliconius erato dignus Stichel
        * Heliconius erato estrella Bryk
        * Heliconius erato favorinus Hopffer
        * Heliconius erato hydara Hewitson
        * Heliconius erato lativitta Butler, 1877
        * Heliconius erato meliorina Neusteter
        * Heliconius erato microlea Kaye
        * Heliconius erato notabilis Godman & Salvin
        * Heliconius erato petiveranus Doubleday, 1847
        * Heliconius erato phyllis (Fabricius)
        * Heliconius erato reductimacula Bryk
        * Heliconius erato venus Staudinger
        * Heliconius erato venustus Salvin
     * Heliconius ethilla (Godart, 1819)
        * Heliconius ethilla ethilla (Godart, 1819)
        * Heliconius ethilla adela Neustetter
        * Heliconius ethilla aerotome Felder
        * Heliconius ethilla claudia Godman & Salvin
        * Heliconius ethilla eucoma (Hübner)
        * Heliconius ethilla flavomaculatus Weymer
        * Heliconius ethilla metalilus Butler
        * Heliconius ethilla narcaea (Godart)
        * Heliconius ethilla nebulosa Kaye
        * Heliconius ethilla semiflavidus Weymer
        * Heliconius ethilla thielei Riffarth
        * Heliconius ethilla tyndarus Weymer
     * Heliconius ethra (Hübner, [1831])
     * Heliconius fruhstorferi Riffarth, 1899
     * Heliconius hecalesia Hewitson, 1853
        * Heliconius hecalesia hecalesia Hewitson, 1853
        * Heliconius hecalesia eximus Stichel
        * Heliconius hecalesia formosus Bates, 1863
     * Heliconius hecale (Fabricius, 1775) Heliconius hecale
        * Heliconius hecale hecale (Fabricius)
        * Heliconius hecale anderida Hewitson
        * Heliconius hecale barcanti Brown & Yeper
        * Heliconius hecale clearei Hall
        * Heliconius hecale ennuis Weymer
        * Heliconius hecale fornarina Hewitson, 1853
        * Heliconius hecale ithaca Felder
        * Heliconius hecale jucundus Bates
        * Heliconius hecale latus Riffarth
        * Heliconius hecale melicerta Bates
        * Heliconius hecale nigrofasciatus Weymer
        * Heliconius hecale novatus (Bates)
        * Heliconius hecale quitalenus (Hewitson, 1853)
        * Heliconius hecale radiosus Butler
        * Heliconius hecale semiphorus Staudinger
        * Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin
        * Heliconius hecale styx Niepelt
        * Heliconius hecale vetustus (Butler)
        * Heliconius hecale vittatus Butler
        * Heliconius hecale xanthicles Bates
        * Heliconius hecale zuleika Hewitson, 1854
     * Heliconius hecuba (Hewitson, [1858])
     * Heliconius heliconoides (Felder)
     * Heliconius hermathena (Hewitson, 1853)
        * Heliconius hermathena hermathena (Hewitson, 1853)
        * Heliconius hermathena vereatta Stichel
     * Heliconius heurippa (Hewitson, 1853)
     * Heliconius hewitsoni Staudinger, 1875
     * Heliconius hierax Hewitson, 1869
     * Heliconius himera Hewitson, 1867
     * Heliconius hortense Guérin, 1829
     * Heliconius ismenius Latreille, 1817
        * Heliconius ismenius ismenius Latreille, 1817
        * Heliconius ismenius telchinia Doubleday, 1847
        * Heliconius ismenius clarescens Butler, 1875
        * Heliconius ismenius occidentalis Neustetter
        * Heliconius ismenius immoderata Stichel
        * Heliconius ismenius fasciatus Godman & Salvin
     * Heliconius leucadia (Bates, 1862) – Leucadia Longwing
        * Heliconius leucadia leucadia (Bates)
        * Heliconius leucadia pseudorhea Staudinger, 1896
     * Heliconius melpomene (Linnaeus, 1758) Heliconius melpomene
     * Heliconius metaphorus Weymer, 1883
     * Heliconius nattereri Felder, 1865
     * Heliconius numata (Cramer, 1780) Heliconius numata
        * Heliconius numata numata (Cramer)
        * Heliconius numata aristiona Hewitson, 1853
        * Heliconius numata silvana (Cramer)
        * Heliconius numata superioris Butler
        * Heliconius numata isabellinus Bates
        * Heliconius numata peeblesi Joicey
        * Heliconius numata talboti Joicey & Kaye
        * Heliconius numata leopardus Weymer
        * Heliconius numata messene Felder
        * Heliconius numata euphone Felder
        * Heliconius numata zobrysi Fruhstorfer
     * Heliconius pachinus Salvin, 1871
     * Heliconius pardalinus (Bates, 1862)
        * Heliconius pardalinus pardalinus (Bates)
        * Heliconius pardalinus butleri Brown, 1975
     * Heliconius procula (Doubleday)
     * Heliconius ricini (Linnaeus, 1758)
     * Heliconius sara (Fabricius, 1793) Heliconius sara
        * Heliconius sara sara (Fabricius, 1793)
        * Heliconius sara brevimaculata Staudinger
        * Heliconius sara fulgidus Stichel, 1906
        * Heliconius sara theudela Hewitson, 1874
        * Heliconius sara theudda Hewitson
        * Heliconius sara apseudes (Hübner, 1806)
        * Heliconius sara sprucei Bates, 1864
        * Heliconius sara thamar (Hübner, 1806)
        * Heliconius sara veraepacis Stichel
     * Heliconius sapho (Drury, 1782)
        * Heliconius sapho sapho (Drury, 1782)
        * Heliconius sapho leuce Doubleday, 1847
     * Heliconius sergestus (Weymer, 1894)
     * Heliconius telesiphe Doubleday, 1847 –
        * Heliconius telesiphe telesiphe Doubleday, 1847
        * Heliconius telesiphe sotericus (Salvin)
        * Heliconius telesiphe nivea Kaye
     * Heliconius timareta (Hewitson, 1867)
     * Heliconius vicini (Linnaeus, 1758)
     * Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866 –
        * Heliconius wallacei wallacei Reakirt, 1866
        * Heliconius wallacei flavescens Weymer
        * Heliconius wallacei clytia Cramer
        * Heliconius wallacei kayi Neustetter
        * Heliconius wallacei elsa Riffarth
     * Heliconius xanthocles Bates, 1862
        * Heliconius xanthocles xanthocles Bates, 1862
        * Heliconius xanthocles melete Felder
        * Heliconius xanthocles mellitus Staudinger
        * Heliconius xanthocles caternaulti Oberthür
        * Heliconius xanthocles melior Staudinger
  