Melinaea menophilus

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Hewitson's tiger
Olivencia Tigerwing (Forbestra olivencia), dorsal, Tambopata Park, Peru.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Melinaea
Species:
M. menophilus
Binomial name
Melinaea menophilus
(Hewitson, 1856) [1]
Synonyms
  • Melinaea menophilus(Hewitson, [1856])
  • Mechanitis menophilusHewitson, [1856]
  • Melinaea ishkaButler, 1870
  • Melinaea menophilus membrosaForbes, 1927
  • Melinaea zanekaButler, 1870
  • Melinaea chinchaDruce, 1876
  • Melinaea egestaGodman & Salvin, 1898
  • Melinaea magnificaHaensch, 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. [2]

The wingspan is 70–80 mm.

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ "Melinaea Hübner, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Melinaea menophilus, Butterflies of Amazonia


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