Mazaeus tigerwing | |
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M. m. messenoides | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Mechanitis |
Species: | M. mazaeus |
Binomial name | |
Mechanitis mazaeus | |
Synonyms | |
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Mechanitis mazaeus, the Mazaeus tigerwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South America.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Solanum species, including S. subnerme .
Micrathena, known as spiny orbweavers, is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. Micrathena contains more than a hundred species, most of them Neotropical woodland-dwelling species. The name is derived from the Greek "micro", meaning "small", and the goddess Athena.
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 (2.6–3.0 in). The larvae feed on Solanum species.
Ectomis is a genus of Neotropical and Nearctic butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
Jemadia is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae.
Asterope markii, the dotted glory, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Guyana, and Venezuela.
Papilio menatius is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae.
Dismorphia amphione, the tiger mimic white, is a species of butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from Mexico and the Caribbean down to Brazil and Bolivia.
Oleria onega, the Onega clearwing or Onega glasswing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Colombia to southern Peru.
Mechanitis is a genus of butterflies in the tribe Ithomiini, commonly known as tigerwings. They were named by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1807. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. Members of the genus Mechanitis were named for the machine-like metallic appearance of the chrysalis in certain species such as the Mechanitis polymnia. The chrysalises have a reflective chitin coating with a metallic appearance.
Callicore excelsior, the superb numberwing or excelsior eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia.
Heliconius numata, the Numata longwing, is a brush-footed butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Heliconiinae.
Callithomia lenea is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central and South America.
Melete lycimnia, the common melwhite, primrose flag or lycimnia white flag, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Texas in the United States to Bolivia. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests.
Tithorea harmonia, the Harmonia tiger-wing or Harmonia tiger, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae.
Eueides isabella, the Isabella's longwing or Isabella's heliconian, is a species of nymphalid butterfly, belonging to the Heliconiinae subfamily.
Mechanitis lysimnia, the confused tigerwing, sweet-oil tiger or lysimnia tigerwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. It is found in Central and South America, from southern Mexico to Uruguay. The habitat consists of disturbed forests at altitudes up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft).
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.
Adelotypa is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae. They are found in South America.
Mesosemia is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.