Biology:Melinaea menophilus

Short description: Species of butterfly

Hewitson's tiger
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Danainae
Tribe:	Ithomiini
Genus:	Melinaea
Species:	M. menophilus
Binomial name
Melinaea menophilus (Hewitson, 1856)
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

Melinaea menophilus, the Hewitson's tiger or Hewitson's tiger-wing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found throughout the Amazonian region.

The wingspan is 70–80 mm.

Subspecies

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

• 
  Dorsal, Ecuador
• 
  Ventral, Ecuador

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3305068 entry