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Heliconius demeter

Heliconius demeter, the Demeter longwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1897. It is found in the Northern and Eastern part of the Amazon basin, from Guyana to Northern Brazil and Peru. The habitat consists of sandy rainforests.

Etymology
The species is named after the Greek goddess Demeter. ==Subspecies==
Subspecies
H. d. demeter Staudinger, 1897 (Peru, Brazil: Amazonas) • H. d. angeli Neukirchen, 1997 (Peru) • H. d. beebei Turner, 1966 (Guyana) • H. d. bouqueti Nöldner, 1901 (French Guiana) • H. d. joroni Lamas & Rosser, 2019 (Peru) • H. d. karinae Neukirchen, 1990 (Brazil: Pará) • H. d. neildi Neukirchen, 1997 (Ecuador) • H. d. terrasanta Brown & Benson, 1975 (Brazil: Pará) • H. d. titan Neukirchen, 1995 (Brazil: Amazonas) • H. d. turneri Brown & Benson, 1975 (Brazil: Amazonas) • H. d. zikani Brown & Benson, 1975 (Brazil: Amazonas) ==References==
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