Mechanitis menapis

Menapis Tigerwing
Top figure is Menapis Tigerwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Mechanitis
Species: M. menapis
Binomial name
Mechanitis menapis
Hewitson, 1856[1]
Synonyms
  • Mechanitis franis Reakirt, 1868
  • Mechanitis menapis var. peruana Hopffer, 1879
  • Mechanitis doryssus Bates, 1864
  • Mechanitis doryssus f. saturata ab. escalantei Hoffmann, 1940
  • Mechanitis mantineus Hewitson, 1869
  • Mechanitis saturata Godman, [1901]
  • Mechanitis doryssus var. saturatus

The Menapis Tigerwing or Variable Tigerwing (Mechanitis menapis) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Hewitson in 1856. It is found in South America.

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

Subspecies

References

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