Mechanitis polymnia
| Mechanitis polymnia | |
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| Dorsal side, Quito, Ecuador | |
| Ventral side, Quito, Ecuador | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Mechanitis |
| Species: | M. polymnia |
| Binomial name | |
| Mechanitis polymnia | |
| Subspecies | |
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Many, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mechanitis polymnia, the orange-spotted tiger clearwing or disturbed tigerwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to the Amazon rainforest. The wingspan is 65–75 mm (2.6–3.0 in). The larvae feed on Solanum species.