Names (and other subjects)

Michael Gochfeld gochfeld at eohsi.rutgers.edu
Fri Jun 11 22:04:57 EDT 1999


According to Paul Opler's BUTTERFLIES EAST OF THE GREAT PLAINS, 
Heliconius "is derived from Helicon, a mountain in Bocotia devoted to 
Appolon and the muses."  charitonius "is derived from Charities, the 
three graces or goddesses of beauty."  I see no indication that this 
would refer to a stripy or "zebroid" creature. 


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