Heliconius erato
red postman,small postman, the red passion flower butterfly, or the crimson-patched longwing
Heliconius erato is one of about 40 neotropical species of butterfly belonging to the genus Heliconius. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.H. erato exhibits Müllerian mimicry with other Heliconius butterflies such as Heliconius melpomene in order to warn common predators against attacking, which contributes to its surprising longevity. It also has a unique mating ritual involving the transfer of anti-aphrodisiacs from males to females.
Host Genome
| Genome ID | Level | BUSCO Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| - | Chromosome |
C:84.7%[S:83.4%,D:1.3%],F:4.3%,M:11.0%,n:1367
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Related Symbionts
1 recordsSymbiont records associated with Heliconius erato
| Classification | Function | Function Tags | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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bacteria
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Bacteria
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- |
Metagenome Information
0 recordsMetagenome sequencing data associated with Heliconius erato
| Run | Platform | Location | Date | BioProject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No metagenomes foundNo metagenome records associated with this host species. |
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Amplicon Information
4 recordsAmplicon sequencing data associated with Heliconius erato
| Run | Classification | Platform | Location | Environment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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SRR8178438
AMPLICON |
16S or ITS
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-
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Costa Rica
10.430470 N 84.006948 W |
-
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SRR8178442
AMPLICON |
16S or ITS
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-
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Costa Rica
10.430470 N 84.006948 W |
-
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SRR8178542
AMPLICON |
16S or ITS
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-
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Costa Rica
10.430470 N 84.006948 W |
-
|
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SRR8178543
AMPLICON |
16S or ITS
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-
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Costa Rica
10.430470 N 84.006948 W |
-
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Related Articles
1 recordsResearch articles related to Heliconius erato
| Title | Authors | Journal | Year | DOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hammer, TJ; McMillan, WO; Fierer, N
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PLOS ONE
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2014
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10.1371/journal.pone.0086995 |