Melinaea menophilus

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]

Hewitson's tiger
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Subfamily:
Danainae
Tribe:
Ithomiini
Genus:
Melinaea
Species:
M. menophilus
Binomial name
Melinaea menophilus
(Hewitson, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Melinaea menophilus (Hewitson, [1856])
  • Mechanitis menophilus Hewitson, [1856]
  • Melinaea ishka Butler, 1870
  • Melinaea menophilus membrosa Forbes, 1927
  • Melinaea zaneka Butler, 1870
  • Melinaea chincha Druce, 1876
  • Melinaea egesta Godman & Salvin, 1898
  • Melinaea magnifica Haensch, 1905

The wingspan is 70–80 mm.

Subspecies
  • Melinaea menophilus cocana Haensch, 1903 (Ecuador)
  • Melinaea menophilus ernestoi Brown, 1977 (Colombia)
  • Melinaea menophilus hicetas Godman & Salvin, 1879 (Colombia, Peru)
  • Melinaea menophilus maenius (Hewitson, 1860) (Brazil (Amazonas))
  • Melinaea menophilus mediatrix Weymer, 1891 (Guianas, northern Brazil)
  • Melinaea menophilus menophilus (Colombia)
  • Melinaea menophilus orestes Salvin, 1871 (Peru)
  • Melinaea menophilus zaneka Butler, 1870 (Ecuador)
  • Dorsal, Ecuador
    Dorsal, Ecuador
  • Ventral, Ecuador
    Ventral, Ecuador

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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