Heliconius elevatus

Heliconius elevatus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae native to the Amazon Basin.

Description
The larvae are gregarious and mostly feed on Passiflora species. They reach a length of about 16 mm.

Publication
It was published by Emil Nöldner in 1901.

Subspecies

 * Heliconius elevatus elevatus (Peru)
 * Heliconius elevatus bari Oberthür, 1902 (French Guiana)
 * Heliconius elevatus lapis Lamas, 1976 (Peru)
 * Heliconius elevatus perchlora Joicey & Kaye, 1917 (Bolivia)
 * Heliconius elevatus pseudocupidineus Neustetter, 1931 (Peru)
 * Heliconius elevatus roraima Turner, 1966 (Guyana)
 * Heliconius elevatus schmidt-mummi Takahashi, 1977 (Brazil)
 * Heliconius elevatus schmassmanni Joicey & Talbot, 1925 (Brazil: Mato Grosso, Rondônia)
 * Heliconius elevatus sonjae Neukirchen, 1997 (Brazil: Pará)
 * Heliconius elevatus taracuanus Bryk, 1953 (Brazil: Amazonas)
 * Heliconius elevatus tumatumari Kaye, 1906 (Guyana)
 * Heliconius elevatus willmotti Neukirchen, 1997 (Ecuador)
 * Heliconius elevatus zoelleri Neukirchen, 1990 (Venezuela)

Hybrid speciation
Heliconius elevatus resulted from hybrid speciation involving the parent species Heliconius pardalinus and Heliconius melpomene.

Herbivory
Heliconius elevatus feeds on Passiflora.

Habitat
It inhabits riparian forests at an elevation of 0-2000 m above sea level.