Heliconius hecale
# Heliconius hecale

Heliconius hecale, the tiger longwing, Hecale longwing, golden longwing or golden heliconian, is a heliconiid butterfly that occurs from Mexico to the Peruvian Amazon. Hecale, was an old woman who gave shelter to Theseus on his way to capture the Marathonian Bull.

## Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:

* H. h. anderida Hewitson, [1853]
* 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, [1854]
* H. h. hecale (Fabricius, 1775)
* H. h. holcophorus Staudinger, [1897]
* 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, [1853]
* 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
* Ventral view - dew covered
* Just emerged
