Biology:Manataria hercyna

Short description: Species of insect

White-spotted satyr
nominate, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
M. h. maculata, Panama
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Satyrinae
Tribe:	Melanitini
Genus:	Manataria Kirby, [1904]
Species:	M. hercyna
Binomial name
Manataria hercyna (Hübner, [1821])
Synonyms
Tisiphone hercyna Hübner, [1821] Morpho anosia Godart, [1824] Tisiphone maculata Hopffer, 1874 Tisiphone hercyna var. fasciata Krüger, 1925 Tisiphane distincta Lathy, 1918 Tisiphone hercyna daguana Neustetter, 1929

Manataria hercyna, the white-spotted satyr, is the only member of the genus Manataria from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Neotropical zone.

Subspecies

• M. h. hercyna - (Brazil, Peru)
• M. h. maculata (Hopffer, 1874) - (Costa Rica, Mexico)
• M. h. hyrnethia Fruhstorfer, 1912 - (Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia)
• M. h. distincta (Lathy, 1918) - (French Guiana)
• M. h. daguana (Neustetter, 1929) - (Colombia)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3023588 entry