Laparus doris

Laparus doris
Doris Longwing
Laparus doris viridis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Heliconiini
Genus: Laparus
Billberg, 1820
Species: L. doris
Binomial name
Laparus doris
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Crenis Hübner, 1821

Species:

  • Heliconius doris
  • Papilio doris Linnaeus, 1771
  • Papilio quirina Cramer, [1775]
  • Papilio amathusia Cramer, [1777]
  • Nereis delila Hübner, [1813]
  • Migonitis crenis Hübner, 1816
  • Crenis brylle Hübner, 1821
  • Heliconia dorimena Doubleday, 1847
  • Heliconius mars Staudinger, 1885

The Doris Longwing (Laparus doris) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family and only member of the Laparus genus. It is found from Central America to the Amazon.

L. d. viridis

It is found from sea level to 1800 metres in forest clearings.

The larvae primarily feed on Granadilla species.

Subspecies

  • Laparus doris doris (Surinam, French Guiana, Guyana, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil)
  • Laparus doris obscurus (Colombia, Ecuador)
  • Laparus doris delila
  • Laparus doris viridis (Panama, Honduras)
  • ?Laparus doris virescens
  • Laparus doris dives (Colombia, Venezuela)

There is also an unnamed subspecies from Trinidad.

External links

http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Amazon%20-%20Laparus%20doris.htm

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