Subfamily

Heliconiinae (Fritillaries and longwings)

Argynnis callippe. Photo: (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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The Heliconiinae, commonly called heliconians or longwings, are a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They can be divided into 45–50 genera and were sometimes treated as a separate family Heliconiidae within the Papilionoidea. The colouration is predominantly reddish and black, and though of varying wing shape, the forewings are always elongated tipwards, hence the common name.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
        Superfamily: Papilionoidea (Butterflies)
        Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies)
        Subfamily: Heliconiinae (Fritillaries and longwings)
        Tribe: Argynnini (Fritillaries) (8)
        Tribe: Heliconiini (Longwings) (1)

Subtaxa

Tribe: Argynnini (Fritillaries)

Tribe: Heliconiini (Longwings)

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