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Species Dione juno - Juno Heliconian - Hodges#4414.1

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Juno (Dione juno) - Dione juno
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both

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 Heliconiinae (Heliconians and Fritillaries)
Tribe Heliconiini (Longwings or Heliconians)
Genus Dione (Silverspots)
Species juno (Juno Heliconian - Hodges#4414.1)

Hodges Number

4414.1

Other Common Names

Juno Longwing (BOA)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Dione juno (Cramer)
Orig. Comb: Papilio juno Cramer, [1779]

Explanation of Names

Juno is an ancient Roman goddess, the protector and special counselor of the state. She is a daughter of Saturn and sister (but also the wife) of the chief god Jupiter and the mother of Mars and Vulcan. - Wikipedia
The month of June is named after her as well.

Numbers

2 spp. of Dione, both recorded as strays n. of Mex. (BOA)

Range

E & W Mexico through C. Amer. (BOA)

Food

In Costa Rica, D. juno feed on Passiflora vitifolia, P. alata, P. platyloba, and P. edulis (1)

Life Cycle

Caterpillars are gregarious (Brown, 1981)
Life History photos - BOA

Remarks


This is the first U.S. record for this species.
Initial identification by Javier DeLeon and Dan Jones.

See Also


Mexican Silverspot - Dione moneta


Julia Heliconian - Dryas iulia

Print References

Brown K.S. 1981 The biology of Heliconius and related genera. Annual Review of Entomology 26: 427-456.

Internet References

Dione juno - Butterflies of America (BOA)
Tree of Life - TOL

Works Cited

1.The Butterflies of Costa Rica and Their Natural History, Vol. I: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae
Philip J. Devries. 1987. Princeton Univ Press.
Contributed by William Edwards on 3 January, 2013 - 2:24pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 16 April, 2013 - 8:48am

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