Mechanitis polymnia
| Mechanitis polymnia | |
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| Mechanitis polymnia polymnia - Dorsal side | |
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| Mechanitis polymnia polymnia - Ventral side | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Mechanitis |
| Species: | M. polymnia |
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| Mechanitis polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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The Orange-spotted Tiger Clearwing or Disturbed Tigerwing[1] (Mechanitis polymnia) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to the Amazon Rainforest. The wingspan is 65–75 mm (2.6–3.0 in). The larvae feed on Solanum species.
Subspecies
- Mechanitis polymnia polymnia (Surinam, French Guyana, Brazil)
- Mechanitis polymnia isthmia Bates, 1863 (Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica)
- Mechanitis polymnia chimborazona Bates, 1864 (Ecuador)
- Mechanitis polymnia lycidice Bates, 1864 (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras)
- Mechanitis polymnia veritabilis Butler, 1873 (Colombia, Venezuela)
- Mechanitis polymnia dorissides Staudinger, [1884] (Peru)
- Mechanitis polymnia casabranca Haensch, 1905 (Brazil (Minas Gerais))
- Mechanitis polymnia eurydice Haensch, 1905 (Peru)
- Mechanitis polymnia caucaensis Haensch, 1909 (Colombia)
- Mechanitis polymnia werneri Hering, 1925 (Colombia)
- Mechanitis polymnia angustifascia Talbot, 1928 (Peru, Brazil)
- Mechanitis polymnia apicenotata Zikán, 1941 (Brazil (Amazonas))
- Mechanitis polymnia mauensis Forbes, 1948 (Brazil (Pará))
- Mechanitis polymnia proceriformis Bryk, 1953 (Peru)
- Mechanitis polymnia bolivarensis Fox, 1967 (Venezuela)
- Mechanitis polymnia kayei Fox, 1967 (Trinidad)
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Living specimen
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Mechanitis polymnia isthmia
References
- ↑ Jeffrey Glassberg (2007) A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. ISBN 978-1-4243-0915-3. p.145.
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