Mechanitis polymnia
Mechanitis polymnia, the orange-spotted tiger clearwing or disturbed tigerwing,[1] 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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Dorsal side, Quito, Ecuador | |
Ventral side, Quito, Ecuador | |
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Species: | M. polymnia |
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Subspecies
- 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)
- Living specimen
- M. p. isthmia
- M. p. polymnia - dorsal side
- M. p. polymnia - ventral side
References
- Glassberg, Jeffrey (2007). A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. ISBN 978-1-4243-0915-3. p.145.
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