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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Milkweed Butterflies & Glasswings (Danainae) » Ithomiini » Melinaea » Heliconoid Ticlear - Hodges#4617.1 (Melinaea lilis)

Species Melinaea lilis - Heliconoid Ticlear - Hodges#4617.1

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Heliconoid Ticlear - Melinaea lilis Heliconoid Ticlear - Melinaea lilis Heliconoid Ticlear - Melinaea lilis
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Subfamily Danainae (Milkweed Butterflies & Glasswings)
Tribe Ithomiini
Genus Melinaea
Species lilis (Heliconoid Ticlear - Hodges#4617.1)
Hodges Number
4617.1
Other Common Names
Mimic Tigerwing (BOA, iNat)
Explanation of Names
Melinaea lilis (Doubleday, 1847)
Range
southmost TX (as a 1x stray) to to Costa Rica (BOA)
Remarks
First U.S. Record: Old Pump House, Hidalgo Co., Texas - Dave Hanson, 2008
See Also
Isabella’s Longwing/Heliconian
- Range: s. TX (as strays) to C. Amer.
Print References
Reese, M. 2009. Hot Seens. American Butterflies 17(1): 42-45.
Internet References
Butterflies of America - BOA
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 31 December, 2017 - 2:39pm
Last updated 22 January, 2024 - 5:32pm

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