- Mechanitis polymnia
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Mechanitis polymnia 
Mechanitis polymnia polymnia - Dorsal side 
Mechanitis polymnia polymnia - Ventral side 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, Mechanitis polymnia, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to the Amazon Rainforest. The wingspan is 65–75 millimetres (2.6–3.0 in). The larvae feed on Solanum species.
Subspecies
- Mechanitis polymnia polymnia (Surinam, French Guyana, Brazil)
- Mechanitis polymnia isthmia Bates, 1863 (Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica)
- Mechanitis polymnia chimborazona Bates, 1864 (Ecuador)
- Mechanitis polymnia lycidice Bates, 1864 (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras)
- Mechanitis polymnia veritabilis Butler, 1873 (Colombia, Venezuela)
- Mechanitis polymnia dorissides Staudinger, [1884] (Peru)
- Mechanitis polymnia casabranca Haensch, 1905 (Brazil (Minas Gerais))
- Mechanitis polymnia eurydice Haensch, 1905 (Peru)
- Mechanitis polymnia caucaensis Haensch, 1909 (Colombia)
- Mechanitis polymnia werneri Hering, 1925 (Colombia)
- Mechanitis polymnia angustifascia Talbot, 1928 (Peru, Brazil)
- Mechanitis polymnia apicenotata Zikán, 1941 (Brazil (Amazonas))
- Mechanitis polymnia mauensis Forbes, 1948 (Brazil (Pará))
- Mechanitis polymnia proceriformis Bryk, 1953 (Peru)
- Mechanitis polymnia bolivarensis Fox, 1967 (Venezuela)
- Mechanitis polymnia kayei Fox, 1967 (Trinidad)
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Living specimen
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Mechanitis polymnia isthmia
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