Mechanitis menapis

Menapis tigerwing
	Mechanitis menapis doryssus - Veracruz, Mexico
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;

Mechanitis menapis, the Menapis tigerwing or variable tigerwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1856. It is found in South America.

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The larvae feed on Solanum species, including S. hispidum and S. torvum.

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Menapis tigerwing

Mechanitis menapis doryssus - Veracruz, Mexico
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Mechanitis
Species:	M. menapis
Binomial name
*Mechanitis menapis* Hewitson, 1856^[1]
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