Biology:Mechanitis menapis

Short description: Species of butterfly

Menapis tigerwing
Mechanitis menapis doryssus - Veracruz, Mexico
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Mechanitis
Species:	M. menapis
Binomial name
Mechanitis menapis Hewitson, 1856
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

Mechanitis menapis, the Menapis tigerwing or variable tigerwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1856. It is found in South America.

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

Subspecies

Mechanitis menapis mantineus, Ecuador, Mindo

• M. m. menapis (Colombia)
• M. m. caribensis Fox, 1967 (Venezuela)
• M. m. dariensis Brown, 1977 (Panama)
• M. m. doryssus Bates, 1864 (Guatemala, Mexico, Panama)
• M. m. mantineus Hewitson, 1869 (Ecuador: western Andes)
• M. m. occasiva Fox, 1967 (Colombia)
• M. m. saturata Godman, 1901 (Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6804662 entry