Mechanitis polymnia Linnaeus 1758

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.

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

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