Hewitsons Tiger

Melinaea menophilus

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

The wingspan is 70–80 mm.
Tiger-wing, Santa María, Colombia Identifying this one is trickier than I expected. Here's why:
https://cadra.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/heliconius11.jpg

Visually, Hewitson's Tiger seems to match well to the photo, but I'm still in doubt due to the distribution. This one was photographed in the eastern Andes, which does not match the "Amazonian region", although they are close.  Boyacá,Colombia,Hewitsons Tiger,Melinaea menophilus,Santa María,South America,World

Naming

*''Melinaea menophilus cocana'' Haensch, 1903
⤷ ''Melinaea menophilus ernestoi'' Brown, 1977
⤷ ''Melinaea menophilus hicetas'' Godman & Salvin, 1879
⤷ ''Melinaea menophilus maenius'' )
⤷ ''Melinaea menophilus mediatrix'' Weymer, 1891
⤷ ''Melinaea menophilus menophilus''
⤷ ''Melinaea menophilus orestes'' Salvin, 1871
⤷ ''Melinaea menophilus zaneka'' Butler, 1870

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusMelinaea
SpeciesM. menophilus
Photographed in
Colombia