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Melinaea menophilus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Melinaea menophilus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Melinaea

Rank
  
Species

Melinaea menophilus

Similar
  
Melinaea, Melinaea ludovica, Melinaea mneme, Scada, Melinaea lilis

Melinaea menophilus, the Hewitson's tiger or Hewitson's tiger-wing, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found throughout the Amazonian region.

The wingspan is 70–80 mm.

Subspecies

  • Melinaea menophilus cocana Haensch, 1903 (Ecuador)
  • Melinaea menophilus ernestoi Brown, 1977 (Colombia)
  • Melinaea menophilus hicetas Godman & Salvin, 1879 (Colombia, Peru)
  • Melinaea menophilus maenius (Hewitson, 1860) (Brazil (Amazonas))
  • Melinaea menophilus mediatrix Weymer, 1891 (Guianas, northern Brazil)
  • Melinaea menophilus menophilus (Colombia)
  • Melinaea menophilus orestes Salvin, 1871 (Peru)
  • Melinaea menophilus zaneka Butler, 1870 (Ecuador)

    • References

    Melinaea menophilus Wikipedia
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