Mechanitis polymnia

Mechanitis polymnia
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

Many, see text

Synonyms
  • Papilio polymnia Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio mopsus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Mechanitis isthmia Bates, 1863
  • Mechanitis californica Reakirt, [1866]
  • Mechanitis ovata Distant, 1876
  • Mechanitis lycidice Bates, 1864
  • Mechanitis doryssa Boisduval, 1870
  • Mechanitis veritabilis Butler, 1873
  • Mechanitis polymnia sancti-gabrielis Bryk, 1953

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.