Helicopis gnidus

Helicopis gnidus
Mounted specimen from Brazil
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Genus:	Helicopis
Species:	H. gnidus
Binomial name
Helicopis gnidus (Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
Papilio gnidus Fabricius, 1787 Papilio acis Fabricius, 1781 (preocc. Drury, 1773) Helicopis acis curusamba Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis acis curusamba f. subandrogyne Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis acis curusamba f. albocincta Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis acis curusamba f. subalbocincta Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis acis curusamba f. pseudalbescens Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis acis curusamba f. nigromaculata Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis acis santaremensis Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis acis tapajonus Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis fournierae Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis fournierae f. diluta Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis albescens Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis albescens paraensis Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis wardi Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis interrupta manicorensis Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis interrupta manicorensis f. sulphurea Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis interrupta pseudoalbocincta Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis interrupta putumayensis Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis interrupta solimoensis Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis amazonica Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis lesoudierae Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis lesoudierae fleuryi Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis lesoudierae madeirensis Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis poleti Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis poleti teffeensis Le Moult, 1939 Helicopis acis nigrobasalis f. conspecifica Bryk, 1953 Helicopis acis obidonus f. androgyne Le Moult, 1939

Helicopis gnidus, the gnidus metalmark, is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae.

Description

In Helicopis gnidus the uppersides of the wings are mainly black, with a large orange basal area, followed by a broad patch of white. The hindwings have iridescent patches (or "metalmarks") as well as several long tails.

Distribution

This species occurs in the northern countries of South America, mainly in Suriname, Brazil, Peru and Colombia.

Subspecies

• Helicopis gnidus gnidus (Suriname)
• Helicopis gnidus beaulieui Le Moult, 1939
• Helicopis gnidus galatea Stichel, 1919 (Brazil)
• Helicopis gnidus interrupta Le Moult, 1939 (Peru, Brazil, Colombia)
• Helicopis gnidus medialis Schaus & Cockerell, 1923 (Colombia)
• Helicopis gnidus nigrobasalis Aurivillius, 1929 (Brazil)
• Helicopis gnidus obidonus Le Moult, 1939 (Brazil)

References

• Funet

External links

• Butterflies of America
• Neotropical Butterflies