Polymnia Tigerwing

Mechanitis polymnia

The Orange-spotted Tiger Clearwing or Disturbed Tigerwing is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to the Amazon Rainforest. The wingspan is 65–75 mm. The larvae feed on "Solanum" species.
Disturbed Tigerwing (Mechanitis polymnia) RN El Vinculo, VAC, Colombia. Mar 17th, 2018 Colombia,Disturbed Tigerwing,Geotagged,Mechanitis polymnia,Winter

Naming

*"Mechanitis polymnia polymnia"
⤷ "Mechanitis polymnia isthmia" Bates, 1863
⤷ "Mechanitis polymnia chimborazona" Bates, 1864
⤷ "Mechanitis polymnia lycidice" Bates, 1864
⤷ "Mechanitis polymnia veritabilis" Butler, 1873
⤷ "Mechanitis polymnia dorissides" Staudinger, [1884]
⤷ "Mechanitis polymnia casabranca" Haensch, 1905 )
⤷ "Mechanitis polymnia eurydice" Haensch, 1905
⤷ "Mechanitis polymnia caucaensis" Haensch, 1909
⤷ "Mechanitis polymnia werneri" Hering, 1925
⤷ "Mechanitis polymnia angustifascia" Talbot, 1928
⤷ "Mechanitis polymnia apicenotata" Zikán, 1941 )
⤷ "Mechanitis polymnia mauensis" Forbes, 1948 )
⤷ "Mechanitis polymnia proceriformis" Bryk, 1953
⤷ "Mechanitis polymnia bolivarensis" Fox, 1967
⤷ "Mechanitis polymnia kayei" Fox, 1967

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusMechanitis
SpeciesM. polymnia
Photographed in
Colombia