Mechanitis polymnia

Mechanitis polymnia
Dorsal side, Quito, Ecuador
Ventral side, Quito, Ecuador
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Mechanitis
Species: M. polymnia
Binomial name
Mechanitis polymnia
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Papilio polymnia Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio mopsus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Mechanitis isthmia Bates, 1863
  • Mechanitis californica Reakirt, [1866]
  • Mechanitis ovata Distant, 1876
  • Mechanitis lycidice Bates, 1864
  • Mechanitis doryssa Boisduval, 1870
  • Mechanitis veritabilis Butler, 1873
  • Mechanitis polymnia sancti-gabrielis Bryk, 1953

The Orange-spotted Tiger Clearwing or Disturbed Tigerwing[1] (Mechanitis polymnia) 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.

Subspecies

References

  1. 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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