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Mechanitis menapis

Synonyms: Mechanitis franis; Mechanitis peruana

Wikipedia Abstract

The Menapis Tigerwing or Variable Tigerwing (Mechanitis menapis) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Hewitson in 1856. It is found in South America. The larvae feed on Solanum species, including Solanum hispidum, and Solanum torvum.
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Infraspecies

Mechanitis menapis caribensis
Mechanitis menapis dariensis
Mechanitis menapis mantineus
Mechanitis menapis menapis
Mechanitis menapis occasiva
Mechanitis menapis saturata

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♦ 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