Melinaea menophilus

Hewitson's tiger
Scientific classification
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

• Melinaea menophilus cocanaHaensch, 1903 (Ecuador)
• Melinaea menophilus ernestoiBrown, 1977 (Colombia)
• Melinaea menophilus hicetasGodman & Salvin, 1879 (Colombia, Peru)
• Melinaea menophilus maenius(Hewitson, 1860) (Brazil (Amazonas))
• Melinaea menophilus mediatrixWeymer, 1891 (Guianas, northern Brazil)
• Melinaea menophilus menophilus (Colombia)
• Melinaea menophilus orestesSalvin, 1871 (Peru)
• Melinaea menophilus zanekaButler, 1870 (Ecuador)

• 
  Dorsal, Ecuador
• 
  Ventral, Ecuador

References

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