Talk:Heliconius charithonia

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[edit] Correct nomenclature

The correct nomenclature of this butterfly is Heliconius charithonia. This is confirmed from LepIndex and Marrku Savela's online database from Lepidoptera. Its hard to fathom how a Linnaean original could have its name mis-spelt over time. Secondly, the butterfly appears to be more commonly known as the Zebra Longwing, it has even been declared the state butterfly of Florida in this name.

Since there are two common names which appear to be equally well known, I propose to move the page to 'Heliconius charithonia' with redirects from the two common names.

Observations are welcome.

Regards, AshLin 18:58, 3 August 2007 (UTC)