Tithorea harmonia

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Tithorea harmonia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Tithorea
Species:
T. harmonia
Binomial name
Tithorea harmonia
(Cramer, 1777) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio harmoniaCramer, 1777
  • Tithorea harmonia f. moppaBryk, 1937
  • Tithorea harmonia deltanaFox, 1956
  • Papilio ireneDrury, 1782
  • Tithorea umbratilisBates, 1866
  • Heliconia megaraGodart, [1819]
  • Tithorea flavescensKirby, 1889
  • Tithorea egaensisButler, 1873
  • Tithorea pseudethraButler, 1873
  • Tithorea neithaHopffer, 1874
  • Tithorea neithaHopffer, 1879
  • Tithorea helicaonGodman & Salvin, [1879]
  • Tithorea hippothousGodman & Salvin, [1879]
  • Tithorea furea var. salvadorisStaudinger, 1885
  • Tithorea tyroDoubleday, 1847
  • Hirsutis pseudonyma miraNeustetter, 1929
  • Tithorea hermias hermina ab. naponaHaensch, 1903
  • Tithorea assimilisHaensch, 1905

Tithorea harmonia, the Harmonia tiger-wing or Harmonia tiger, [2] is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae.

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Description

Tithorea harmonia has a wingspan reaching about 70 millimetres (2.8 in). This toxic "tiger" butterfly has the usual pattern of black wings with bright orange bands. The forewings have a black tip. Also the antennae are orange. Larvae feed on Prestonia species. [3]

Distribution

This widespread species can be found from Mexico to South America.

Subspecies

T. h. hermias Nymphalidae - Tithorea harmonia hermias.JPG
T. h. hermias
Tithorea harmonia in Adalbert Seitz Macrolepidoptera15seit 0073.jpg
Tithorea harmonia in Adalbert Seitz

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tithorea Doubleday, [1847]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Harmonia Tiger, Butterflies of the Amazon
  3. Tithorea harmonia, Monteverde Butterflies