Melinaea menophilus

Hewitson's tiger
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Melinaea
Species:	M. menophilus
Binomial name
	Melinaea menophilus; (Hewitson, 1856)
Synonyms
	Melinaea menophilus (Hewitson, [1856]); Mechanitis menophilus Hewitson, [1856]; Melinaea ishka Butler, 1870; Melinaea menophilus membrosa Forbes, 1927; Melinaea zaneka Butler, 1870; Melinaea chincha Druce, 1876; Melinaea egesta Godman & Salvin, 1898; Melinaea magnifica Haensch, 1905;

Melinaea menophilus, the Hewitson's tiger or Hewitson's tiger-wing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found throughout the Amazonian region.^[2]

The wingspan is 70–80 mm.

Subspecies

Melinaea menophilus cocana Haensch, 1903 (Ecuador)
Melinaea menophilus ernestoi Brown, 1977 (Colombia)
Melinaea menophilus hicetas Godman & Salvin, 1879 (Colombia, Peru)
Melinaea menophilus maenius (Hewitson, 1860) (Brazil (Amazonas))
Melinaea menophilus mediatrix Weymer, 1891 (Guianas, northern Brazil)
Melinaea menophilus menophilus (Colombia)
Melinaea menophilus orestes Salvin, 1871 (Peru)
Melinaea menophilus zaneka Butler, 1870 (Ecuador)

Dorsal, Ecuador
Ventral, Ecuador

References

^ "Melinaea Hübner, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Melinaea menophilus, Butterflies of Amazonia

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[1] "Melinaea Hübner, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Melinaea menophilus, Butterflies of Amazonia

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