| Heliconius hecale | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heliconius |
| Species: | H. hecale
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliconius hecale (Fabricius, 1776)
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Heliconius hecale, the tiger longwing, Hecale longwing, golden longwing or golden heliconian, is a heliconiid butterfly that occurs from Mexico to the Peruvian Amazon.[1] Hecale, was an old woman who gave shelter to Theseus on his way to capture the Marathonian Bull.
- ^ Hecale longwing Archived 2007-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Neotropical Butterflies