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Abstract

Fifteen natural hybrid forms between Heliconius cydno Staudinger, H. cydno zelinde Butler and H. cydno weymeri Staudinger are presented from three hybrid zones from the vicinity of Cali, Dpto. Valle in the Western Cordillera of Colombia. The hybrids of  the three eographically differentiated subspecies of H. cydno fall into three clearcut categories. Their main characteristics, compared with those of the parental taxa are illustrated and described. The hybrids are arranged by phenetic characters such as the background color and the shape of the forewing transverse band and by the presence or abscense of the yellow bind wing horizontal bar or the while submarginal band, with respect to each parental subspecies.

Keywords:

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Colombia

Heliconninae

Hybrids

Western Cordillera

Neotropical

Nymphalidae

Valle

Cauca valley

Dagua

Calima

genetics

Cali

Digua

San Juan

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