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Mechanitis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Danainae

Scientific name
  
Mechanitis

Higher classification
  
Ithomiini

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Tribe
  
Ithomiini

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Butterfly, Butterflies and moths, Insect, Ithomiini, Nymphalidae

Mechanitis polymnia


Mechanitis is a genus of tigerwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1807. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. It has gained fame due to the metallic appearance of the chrysalis in certain phenotypes.

Contents

Mechanitis Butterflies of Amazonia Mechanitis polymnia

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Species

Arranged alphabetically:

Mechanitis Butterflies of Amazonia Mechanitis polymnia

  • 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

    • Mechanitis Mechanitis polymnia Linnaeus 1758 Checklist View

    References

    Mechanitis Wikipedia
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