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Heliconius hecale (Fabricius, 1777)
Species name: Heliconius hecale (Fabricius, 1777)
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Heliconius hecale
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Locality: USA: Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences butterfly park
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Taxon name: Papilio Hecale Fabricius, 1777
Originally described in: Fabricius, J. C. [1777]. Genera insectorvm eorvmqve characteres natvrales secvndvm nvmervm, figvram, sitvm et proportionem omnivm partivm oris adiecta mantissa speciervm nvper detectarvm. - pp. [1-15], 1-310. Chilonii. (Bartsch).
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Family: Nymphalidae
Higher group: Lepidoptera
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  Species in Heliconius [n = 9]  
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Internet sources:
CISTI (Canada Institute) Google Zoological Record
Fishbase http://www.funet.fi Nomenclator Zoologicus (Neave updated, genera)
Index Animalium (Sherborn, species and genera until 1850)
 
Last modified 25-06-2012 by F. Welter Schultes