Heliconius telesiphe, the telesiphe longwing, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Doubleday in 1874. It is found at mid-elevations in the Andes Mountains. The habitat consists of cloud forests.The wingspan is 65–80 mm. The species is part of a mimicry complex with Podotricha telesiphe.The larvae mostly feed on Passiflora species from the subgenus Plectostemma.
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