Melinaea menophilus

Hewitson's Tiger
Scientific classification
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 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

Hewitson's Tiger or Hewitson's Tiger-wing (Melinaea menophilus) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found throughout the Amazonian region.^[2]

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
Ventral, Ecuador

References

↑ Melinaea menophilus, funet.fi
↑ Melinaea menophilus, Butterflies of Amazonia

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