''Heliconius hecale'', the tiger longwing, Hecale longwing, golden longwing or golden heliconian, is a
heliconiid butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
that occurs from
Mexico
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to the
Peruvian Amazon.
Hecale
In Greek mythology, Hecale ( grc-gre, Ἑκάλη ''Hekálē'') was an old woman who offered succor to Theseus on his way to capture the Marathonian Bull.
Mythology
On the way to Marathon to capture the Bull, Theseus sought shelter from a st ...
, was an old woman who gave shelter to
Theseus
Theseus (, ; grc-gre, Θησεύς ) was the mythical king and founder-hero of Athens. The myths surrounding Theseus his journeys, exploits, and friends have provided material for fiction throughout the ages.
Theseus is sometimes describe ...
on his way to capture the
Marathonian Bull.
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:
''Heliconius hecale''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
*''H. h. anderida'' Hewitson, 853
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Year 853 ( DCCCLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Byzantine Empire
* May 22 – A Byzantine fleet (85 ships and 5,000 men) sacks and d ...
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*''H. h. annetta'' Riffarth, 1900
*''H. h. australis'' Brown, 1976
*''H. h. barcanti'' Brown, 1976
*''H. h. clearei'' Hall, 1930
*''H. h. discomaculatus'' Weymer, 1891
*''H. h. ennius'' Weymer, 1891
*''H. h. felix'' Weymer, 1894
*''H. h. fornarina'' Hewitson, 854
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Year 854 ( DCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* Emperor Lothair I meets his (half) brothers (Louis the German and Charles the Bal ...
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*''H. h. hecale'' (Fabricius, 1775)
*''H. h. holcophorus'' Staudinger, 897
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Year 897 ( DCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* Spring – King Lambert II travels to Rome with his mother, Queen Ageltr ...
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*''H. h. humboldti'' Neustetter, 1928
*''H. h. ithaca'' C. & R. Felder, 1862
*''H. h. latus'' Riffarth, 1900
*''H. h. melicerta'' Bates, 1866
*''H. h. metellus'' Weymer, 1894
*''H. h. naxos'' Neukirchen, 1998
*''H. h. nigrofasciatus'' Weymer, 1894
*''H. h. novatus'' Bates, 1867
*''H. h. paraensis'' Riffarth, 1900
*''H. h. paulus'' Neukirchen, 1998
*''H. h. quitalena'' Hewitson, 853
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Year 853 ( DCCCLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Byzantine Empire
* May 22 – A Byzantine fleet (85 ships and 5,000 men) sacks and d ...
/small>
*''H. h. rosalesi'' Brown & Fernández, 1976
*''H. h. sisyphus'' Salvin, 1871
*''H. h. shanki'' Lamas & Brown, 1976
*''H. h. sulphureus'' Weymer, 1894
*''H. h. vetustus'' Butler, 1873
*''H. h. zeus'' Neukirchen, 1995
*''H. h. zuleika'' Hewitson, 1854
File:Heliconius_hecale_2_Richard_Bartz.jpg, Ventral view - dew covered
File:Heliconius-hecale.jpg, Just emerged
References
hecale
In Greek mythology, Hecale ( grc-gre, Ἑκάλη ''Hekálē'') was an old woman who offered succor to Theseus on his way to capture the Marathonian Bull.
Mythology
On the way to Marathon to capture the Bull, Theseus sought shelter from a st ...
Butterflies described in 1776
Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
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