Mechanitis polymnia | |
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Dorsal side, Quito, Ecuador | |
Ventral side, Quito, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Mechanitis |
Species: | M. polymnia
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Binomial name | |
Mechanitis polymnia | |
Subspecies | |
Many, see text | |
Synonyms | |
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Mechanitis polymnia, the orange-spotted tiger clearwing or disturbed tigerwing,[1] is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to the Amazon rainforest. The wingspan is 65–75 mm (2.6–3.0 in). The larvae feed on Solanum species.