Heliconius burneyi
# Heliconius burneyi

Heliconius burneyi, the Burney's longwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1831. It is found in the Amazon basin. The habitat consists of tall forests.

The larvae are gregarious and mostly feed on Passiflora species from the subgenera Astrophea and Distephana. Full-grown larvae have a maroon and black body with a black head and reach a length of about 10 mm.

## Subspecies

* Heliconius burneyi burneyi (French Guiana)
* Heliconius burneyi ada Neustetter, 1925 (Brazil: Rondônia)
* Heliconius burneyi anjae Neukirchen, 1995 (Brazil: Amazonas)
* Heliconius burneyi boliviensis Neukirchen, 1995 (Bolivia)
* Heliconius burneyi catharinae Staudinger, 1885 (Brazil: Pará, Amazonas)
* Heliconius burneyi huebneri Staudinger, 1897 (Peru)
* Heliconius burneyi jamesi Neukirchen, 1995 (Peru)
* Heliconius burneyi koenigi Neukirchen, 1995 (Peru)
* Heliconius burneyi lindigii C. & R. Felder, 1865 (Colombia)
* Heliconius burneyi mirtarosa Orellana, 2006 (Venezuela)
* Heliconius burneyi skinneri Brown & Fernández, 1985 (Venezuela)
