Laparus doris
| Laparus doris | |
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| Laparus doris viridis | |
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| Blue specimen, Quito, Ecuador | |
| 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) | |
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The Doris Longwing or The Doris[1] (Laparus doris) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family and only member (i.e., monotypic) of the Laparus genus. It is found from Central America to the Amazon.[2] There is considerable colour and pattern variation, even at sub-species level.
It is found from sea level to 1200 metres in forest clearings.[1]
The larvae primarily feed on Granadilla species. Adults feed on nectar from Lantana flowers, with the females also collect pollen from Psiguria and Psychotia flowers.[1]
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[2]
- Laparus doris delila (Hübner, [1813]) – (Peru)
- Laparus doris dives (Oberthür, 1920) – (Colombia, Venezuela)
- Laparus doris doris (Linnaeus, 1771) – (Surinam, French Guiana, Guyana, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil)
- Laparus doris obscurus (Weymer, 1891) – (Colombia, Ecuador)
- ?Laparus doris virescens Riffarth, 1901
- Laparus doris viridis (Staudinger, 1885) – (Panama, Honduras)
There is also an unnamed subspecies from Trinidad.
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L. d. doris - MHNT
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L. d. doris
Rayed longwing
Cristalino River
Southern Amazon, Brazil -
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L. d. viridis
Las Horquetas
Costa Rica
References
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- Species info, Tree of Life Web
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