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Mechanitis mazaeus

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Mazaeus Tigerwing (Mechanitis mazaeus) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South America. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Solanum species, including Solanum subnerme.
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Infraspecies

Mechanitis mazaeus ballucatus
Mechanitis mazaeus beebei
Mechanitis mazaeus deceptus
Mechanitis mazaeus egaensis
Mechanitis mazaeus elevata
Mechanitis mazaeus fallax
Mechanitis mazaeus lanei
Mechanitis mazaeus lucifera
Mechanitis mazaeus mazaeus
Mechanitis mazaeus messenoides
Mechanitis mazaeus nigroapicalis
Mechanitis mazaeus pannifera
Mechanitis mazaeus phasianita
Mechanitis mazaeus pothetoides
Mechanitis mazaeus visenda

Prey / Diet

Solanum pectinatum[1]
Solanum quitoense (naranjilla)[1]
Solanum stramonifolium (fruits 'buru-buru')[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0