Mechanitis mazaeus
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Mazaeus Tigerwing | |
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Mechanitis mazaeus messenoides | |
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Species: | M. mazaeus
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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.
Subspecies
- Mechanitis mazaeus mazaeus; Brazil.
- Mechanitis mazaeus beebei Forbes, 1948; Venezuela
- Mechanitis mazaeus egaensis Bates, 1862; Brazil
- Mechanitis mazaeus deceptus Butler, 1873; Ecuador and Peru
- Mechanitis mazaeus fallax Butler, 1873; Colombia, Brazil and Peru
- Mechanitis mazaeus holmgreni Bryk, 1953; Bolivia and Peru
- Mechanitis mazaeus lanei Fox, 1967; Brazil
- Mechanitis mazaeus messenoides C. & R. Felder, 1865; Colombia
- Mechanitis mazaeus pannifera Butler, 1877; Surinam, the Guyanas and Brazil
- Mechanitis mazaeus pothetoide s d'Almeida, 1951; Brazil
- Mechanitis mazaeus visenda Butler, 1877; Brazil
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References
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