Heliconius nattereri
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Heliconius nattereri faces severe population decline primarily due to deforestation and habitat fragmentation in the Amazon rainforest. Agricultural expansion, particularly cattle ranching and soy cultivation, has eliminated critical forest corridors essential for this butterfly's survival. Climate change compounds these pressures by altering precipitation patterns and temperature regimes that affect both the butterfly and its host plants.
Habitat
This butterfly inhabits primary and secondary Amazon rainforest, particularly areas with dense canopy cover and abundant Passiflora host plants. It requires intact forest corridors for movement between feeding and breeding sites.
