Mechanitis polymnia

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.

Mechanitis polymnia
Dorsal side, Quito, Ecuador
Ventral side, Quito, Ecuador
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Mechanitis
Species:	M. polymnia
Binomial name
Mechanitis polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies
Many, see text
Synonyms
Papilio polymnia Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio mopsus Linnaeus, 1758 Mechanitis isthmia Bates, 1863 Mechanitis californica Reakirt, [1866] Mechanitis ovata Distant, 1876 Mechanitis lycidice Bates, 1864 Mechanitis doryssa Boisduval, 1870 Mechanitis veritabilis Butler, 1873 Mechanitis polymnia sancti-gabrielis Bryk, 1953

Subspecies

• M. p. polymnia (Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil)
• M. p. isthmia Bates, 1863 (Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica)
• M. p. chimborazona Bates, 1864 (Ecuador)
• M. p. lycidice Bates, 1864 (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras)
• M. p. veritabilis Butler, 1873 (Colombia, Venezuela)
• M. p. dorissides Staudinger, [1884] (Peru)
• M. p. casabranca Haensch, 1905 (Brazil (Minas Gerais))
• M. p. eurydice Haensch, 1905 (Peru)
• M. p. caucaensis Haensch, 1909 (Colombia)
• M. p. werneri Hering, 1925 (Colombia)
• M. p. angustifascia Talbot, 1928 (Peru, Brazil)
• M. p. apicenotata Zikán, 1941 (Brazil (Amazonas))
• M. p. mauensis Forbes, 1948 (Brazil (Pará))
• M. p. proceriformis Bryk, 1953 (Peru)
• M. p. bolivarensis Fox, 1967 (Venezuela)
• M. p. kayei Fox, 1967 (Trinidad)

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  Eggs of M. polymnia
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  Chrysalis of M. polymnia
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  Living specimen
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  M. p. isthmia
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  M. p. polymnia - dorsal side
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  M. p. polymnia - ventral side