Mechanitis menapis Hewitson, 1855 is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Mechanitis menapis Hewitson, 1855
Mechanitis menapis is a South American nymphalid butterfly whose larvae feed on Solanum plant species.
Mechanitis menapis, commonly known as the Menapis tigerwing or variable tigerwing, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. This species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson, with the scientific name published in 1855. It is native to and found in South America. The larvae of this butterfly feed on plants from the Solanum genus, specifically including Solanum hispidum and Solanum torvum.
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Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758
Coenonympha thyrsis Freyer, 1846
Pierella helvina (Hewitson, 1860)
Charaxes bernardus (Fabricius, 1793)
Siproeta epaphus (Latreille, 1813)
Hypolimnas anomala (Wallace, 1869)
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