Mechanitis
Mechanitis | |
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Mechanitis polymnia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: | Danainae |
Tribe: | Ithomiini |
Genus: | Mechanitis Fabricius, 1807 |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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Mechanitis is a genus of tigerwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Fabricius in 1807. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. It has gained fame due to the metallic appearance of the cocoons of certain phenotypes.
Species
Arranged alphabetically.[1][2]
- Mechanitis lysimnia (Fabricius, 1793) – Confused Tigerwing
- Mechanitis mazaeus Hewitson, 1860 – Mazaeus Tigerwing
- Mechanitis menapis Hewitson, [1856] – Variable Tigerwing
- Mechanitis polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758) – Disturbed Tigerwing, Orange-spotted Tiger Clearwing
References
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- ↑ Mechanitis, funet.fi
- ↑ Glassberg, J. (2007) A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Book Inc.
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