Mechanitis menapis

Menapis Tigerwing
Top figure is Menapis Tigerwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Mechanitis
Species:	M. menapis
Binomial name
Mechanitis menapis Hewitson, 1856
Synonyms
Mechanitis franis Reakirt, 1868 Mechanitis menapis var. peruana Hopffer, 1879 Mechanitis doryssus Bates, 1864 Mechanitis doryssus f. saturata ab. escalantei Hoffmann, 1940 Mechanitis mantineus Hewitson, 1869 Mechanitis saturata Godman, [1901] Mechanitis doryssus var. saturatus

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.

Subspecies

• Mechanitis menapis menapis (Colombia)
• Mechanitis menapis caribensis Fox, 1967 (Venezuela)
• Mechanitis menapis dariensis Brown, 1977 (Panama)
• Mechanitis menapis doryssus Bates, 1864 (Guatemala, Mexico, Panama)
• Mechanitis menapis mantineus Hewitson, 1869 (Ecuador: western Andes)
• Mechanitis menapis occasiva Fox, 1967 (Colombia)
• Mechanitis menapis saturata Godman, 1901 (Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica)