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Mechanitis menapis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Mechanitis

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Similar
  
Mechanitis, Mechanitis lysimnia, Mechanitis polymnia, Melinaea, Mechanitis mazaeus

Mechanitis menapis, the Menapis tigerwing or variable tigerwing, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1856. It is found in South America.

The larvae feed on Solanum species, including S. hispidum, and S. torvum.

Subspecies

  • M. m. menapis (Colombia)
  • M. m. caribensis Fox, 1967 (Venezuela)
  • M. m. dariensis Brown, 1977 (Panama)
  • M. m. doryssus Bates, 1864 (Guatemala, Mexico, Panama)
  • M. m. mantineus Hewitson, 1869 (Ecuador: western Andes)
  • M. m. occasiva Fox, 1967 (Colombia)
  • M. m. saturata Godman, 1901 (Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica)

    • References

    Mechanitis menapis Wikipedia
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