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Mechanitis polymnia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Mechanitis polymnia

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Mechanitis

Rank
  
Subspecies

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Similar
  
Mechanitis, Mechanitis lysimnia, Ithomiini, Tithorea, Ithomia

Mechanitis polymnia


Mechanitis polymnia, the orange-spotted tiger clearwing or disturbed tigerwing, 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.

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Subspecies

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  • M. p. polymnia (Suriname, French Guyana, Brazil)
  • M. p. isthmia Bates, 1863 (Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica)
  • M. p. chimborazona Bates, 1864 (Ecuador)
  • M. p. lycidice Bates, 1864 (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras)
  • M. p. veritabilis Butler, 1873 (Colombia, Venezuela)
  • M. p. dorissides Staudinger, [1884] (Peru)
  • M. p. casabranca Haensch, 1905 (Brazil (Minas Gerais))
  • M. p. eurydice Haensch, 1905 (Peru)
  • M. p. caucaensis Haensch, 1909 (Colombia)
  • M. p. werneri Hering, 1925 (Colombia)
  • M. p. angustifascia Talbot, 1928 (Peru, Brazil)
  • M. p. apicenotata Zikán, 1941 (Brazil (Amazonas))
  • M. p. mauensis Forbes, 1948 (Brazil (Pará))
  • M. p. proceriformis Bryk, 1953 (Peru)
  • M. p. bolivarensis Fox, 1967 (Venezuela)
  • M. p. kayei Fox, 1967 (Trinidad)

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    References

    Mechanitis polymnia Wikipedia
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