Publication It was published by
Emil Nöldner in 1901.
Subspecies •
Heliconius elevatus elevatus (Peru) •
Heliconius elevatus bari Oberthür, 1902 (French Guiana) •
Heliconius elevatus lapis Lamas, 1976 (Peru) •
Heliconius elevatus perchlora Joicey & Kaye, 1917 (Bolivia) •
Heliconius elevatus pseudocupidineus Neustetter, 1931 (Peru) •
Heliconius elevatus roraima Turner, 1966 (Guyana) •
Heliconius elevatus schmidt-mummi Takahashi, 1977 (Brazil) •
Heliconius elevatus schmassmanni Joicey & Talbot, 1925 (Brazil: Mato Grosso, Rondônia) •
Heliconius elevatus sonjae Neukirchen, 1997 (Brazil: Pará) •
Heliconius elevatus taracuanus Bryk, 1953 (Brazil: Amazonas) •
Heliconius elevatus tumatumari Kaye, 1906 (Guyana) •
Heliconius elevatus willmotti Neukirchen, 1997 (Ecuador) •
Heliconius elevatus zoelleri Neukirchen, 1990 (Venezuela)
Hybrid speciation Heliconius elevatus resulted from hybrid speciation involving the parent species
Heliconius pardalinus and
Heliconius melpomene. ==Ecology==