Melinaea menophilus

Melinaea menophilus
Melinaea menophilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Melinaea
Species: M. menophilus
Binomial name
Melinaea menophilus
(C. & R. Felder, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Melinaea menophilus (Hewitson, [1856])
  • Mechanitis menophilus Hewitson, [1856]
  • Melinaea ishka Butler, 1870
  • Melinaea menophilus membrosa Forbes, 1927
  • Melinaea zaneka Butler, 1870
  • Melinaea chincha Druce, 1876
  • Melinaea egesta Godman & Salvin, 1898
  • Melinaea magnifica Haensch, 1905

Hewitson's Tiger (Melinaea menophilus) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found throughout the Amazonian region.[2]

The wingspan is 70-80 mm.

Subspecies

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

References

  1. ^ Nessaea, funet.fi
  2. ^ Butterflies of Amazonia - Melinaea menophilus
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