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Genus   Mechanitis

Mechanitis lysimnia lysimnia

(Fabricius, 1793)



TL: ?


aurea Moreira 1881 LT Brazil

aurea Moreira 1881 LT Brazil

albescens Haensch 1905 LT Brazil (MG)

albescens Haensch 1905 LT Brazil (MG)
Mechanitis lysimnia bipuncta
W. Forbes, 1948



TL: Venezuela


Mechanitis lysimnia elisa

(Guérin-Méneville,
[1844])



TL: Bolivia


connectens Talbot 1928 HT Brazil (MT)

connectens Talbot 1928 HT Brazil (MT)

connectens Talbot 1928 T Brazil (MT)

Mechanitis lysimnia labotas

Distant, 1876

Lysimnia Tigerwing

Costa Rica

TL: Costa Rica

labotas Distant 1876 ST Costa Rica

labotas Distant 1876 ST Costa Rica

labotas Distant 1876 ST Costa Rica

labotas Distant 1876 ST Costa Rica

labotas Distant 1876 ST Costa Rica

labotas Distant 1876 T Costa Rica

labotas Distant 1876 T Costa Rica

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Mechanitis lysimnia limnaea

W. Forbes, 1930



TL: French Guiana


forbesi Bryk 1937 HT French Guiana

forbesi Bryk 1937 HT French Guiana

Mechanitis lysimnia macrinus

Hewitson, 1860

Lysimnia Tigerwing

Panama & Colombia

TL: Colombia

macrinus Hewitson 1860 ST Colombia

macrinus Hewitson 1860 ST Colombia

macrinus Hewitson 1860 T Colombia

macrinus Hewitson 1860 T Colombia

numerianus Felder & Felder 1865 ST Colombia

numerianus Felder & Felder 1865 ST Colombia

blissi Fox 1942 T Panama

blissi Fox 1942 T Panama

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Mechanitis lysimnia menecles

Hewitson, 1860



TL: Brazil (Am)


menecles Hewitson 1860 ST Brazil (Am)

menecles Hewitson 1860 T Brazil (Am)

acreana d'Almeida 1950 HT Brazil (Ac)

acreana d'Almeida 1950 HT Brazil (Ac)

Mechanitis lysimnia nesaea

Hübner, [1820]



TL: ?


sulphurescens Haensch 1905 LT Brazil (Ba)

sulphurescens Haensch 1905 LT Brazil (Ba)
Mechanitis lysimnia neukircheni
Neild, 2008



TL: Venezuela


Mechanitis lysimnia ocona

H. Druce, 1876



TL: Peru


ocona Druce 1876 ST Peru

ocona Druce 1876 ST Peru

vilcanota Röber 1904 LT Peru

vilcanota Röber 1904 LT Peru

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Mechanitis lysimnia roqueensis

Bryk, 1953



TL: Peru


roqueensis Bryk 1953 T Peru

roqueensis Bryk 1953 T Peru
Mechanitis lysimnia solaria
W. Forbes, 1948



TL: Venezuela


Mechanitis lysimnia utemaia

Reakirt, 1866

Lysimnia Tigerwing

E & SW Mexico to Costa Rica

TL: Honduras

extrema Hoffmann 1940 HT Mexico (Chia)

extrema Hoffmann 1940 HT Mexico (Chia)

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Mechanitis lysimnia [n. ssp.#1]
K. Brown, MS



TL: Colombia

Mechanitis lysimnia [n. ssp.#2]
K. Brown, MS



TL: Colombia

Mechanitis lysimnia [n. ssp.#3]
Lamas, MS



TL: Peru


Mechanitis mazaeus mazaeus

Hewitson, 1860



TL: Brazil (Am)


mazaeus Hewitson 1860 ST Brazil (Am)

mazaeus Hewitson 1860 T Brazil (Am)

mazaeus Hewitson 1860 T Brazil (Am)

nigroapicalis Haensch 1905 LT Brazil (Am)

nigroapicalis Haensch 1905 LT Brazil (Am)

foxi d'Almeida 1951 HT Brazil (Ac)

foxi d'Almeida 1951 HT Brazil (Ac)

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Mechanitis mazaeus beebei
W. Forbes, 1948



TL: Venezuela


Mechanitis mazaeus egaensis

H. Bates, 1862



TL: Brazil (Am)


egaensis Bates 1862 LT Brazil (Am)

egaensis Bates 1862 LT Brazil (Am)

egaensis Bates 1862 T Brazil (Am)

obscura Butler 1877 ST Brazil (Am)

obscura Butler 1877 T Brazil (Am)

contracta Riley 1919 ST Brazil (Am)

contracta Riley 1919 ST Brazil (Am)

contracta Riley 1919 T Brazil (Am)

obumbrata d'Almeida 1951 HT Brazil (Ac)

obumbrata d'Almeida 1951 HT Brazil (Ac)

Mechanitis mazaeus fallax

A. Butler, 1873



TL: Colombia


fallax Butler 1873 ST Colombia

fallax Butler 1873 ST Colombia

fallax Butler 1873 T Colombia

plagifera Staudinger 1885 LT Peru

plagifera Staudinger 1885 LT Peru

lucifera Haensch 1905 LT Peru

lucifera Haensch 1905 LT Peru

phasianita Haensch 1905 LT Peru

phasianita Haensch 1905 LT Peru

elevata Riley 1919 ST Brazil (Am)

elevata Riley 1919 ST Brazil (Am)

elevata Riley 1919 T Brazil (Am)

lorigae Fernández 1928 LT Peru

lorigae Fernández 1928 LT Peru

williamsi Fox 1941 T Peru

williamsi Fox 1941 T Peru

Mechanitis mazaeus lanei

R. Fox, 1967



TL: Brazil (Pa)


lanei Fox 1967 HT Brazil (Pa)

lanei Fox 1967 HT Brazil (Pa)

lanei Fox 1967 T Brazil (Pa)

Mechanitis mazaeus pannifera

A. Butler, 1877



TL: Brazil (Am/Pa)


pannifera Butler 1877 ST Brazil (Am/Pa)

pannifera Butler 1877 T Brazil (Am/Pa)

Mechanitis mazaeus pothetoides

R.F. d'Almeida, 1951



TL: Brazil (Rd)


pothetoides d'Almeida 1951 HT Brazil (Rd)

pothetoides d'Almeida 1951 HT Brazil (Rd)

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Mechanitis mazaeus visenda

A. Butler, 1877



TL: Brazil (Pa)


visenda Butler 1877 ST Brazil (Pa)

visenda Butler 1877 ST Brazil (Pa)

visenda Butler 1877 T Brazil (Pa)

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Mechanitis mazaeus [n. ssp.#1]
K. Brown, MS



TL: Ecuador

Mechanitis mazaeus [n. ssp.#2]
K. Brown, MS



TL: Brazil (Rd)


Mechanitis messenoides
messenoides

C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865



TL: Colombia


messenoides Felder & Felder 1865 HT Colombia

messenoides Felder & Felder 1865 HT Colombia

messenoides Felder & Felder 1865 T Colombia

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Mechanitis messenoides holmgreni

Bryk, 1953



TL: Peru


ballucatus Fox 1967 HT Bolivia

ballucatus Fox 1967 HT Bolivia

ballucatus Fox 1967 T Bolivia

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Mechanitis messenoides deceptus

A. Butler, 1873



TL: Ecuador


deceptus Butler 1873 ST Ecuador

deceptus Butler 1873 ST Ecuador

deceptus Butler 1873 T Ecuador

simplex Bryk 1953 HT Peru

simplex Bryk 1953 HT Peru

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Mechanitis menapis menapis

Hewitson, [1856]



TL: Colombia


menapis Hewitson [1856] ST Colombia

menapis Hewitson [1856] T Colombia

menapis Hewitson [1856] T Colombia

menapis Hewitson [1856] T Colombia

peruana Hopffer 1879 LT ["Bolivia"]

peruana Hopffer 1879 LT ["Bolivia"]

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Mechanitis menapis caribensis

R. Fox, 1967



TL: Venezuela


caribensis Fox 1967 HT Venezuela

caribensis Fox 1967 HT Venezuela

caribensis Fox 1967 T Venezuela

Mechanitis menapis dariensis

K. Brown, 1977

Menapis Tigerwing

Panama

TL: Panama

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Mechanitis menapis doryssus

H. Bates, 1864

Menapis Tigerwing

SE Mexico & Guatemala

TL: Guatemala

doryssus Bates 1864 LT Guatemala

doryssus Bates 1864 LT Guatemala

doryssus Bates 1864 LT Guatemala

doryssus Bates 1864 LT Guatemala

doryssus Bates 1864 LT Guatemala

doryssus Bates 1864 T Guatemala

doryssus Bates 1864 T Guatemala

escalantei Hoffmann 1940 HT Mexico (Gue)

escalantei Hoffmann 1940 HT Mexico (Gue)

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Mechanitis menapis mantineus

Hewitson, 1869



TL: Ecuador


mantineus Hewitson 1869 ST Ecuador

mantineus Hewitson 1869 ST Ecuador

mantineus Hewitson 1869 T Ecuador

mantineus Hewitson 1869 T Ecuador

Mechanitis menapis occasiva

R. Fox, 1967



TL: Colombia


occasiva Fox 1967 HT Colombia

occasiva Fox 1967 HT Colombia

occasiva Fox 1967 T Colombia

Mechanitis menapis saturata

Godman, 1901

Menapis Tigerwing

Honduras to Costa Rica

TL: Costa Rica

saturata Godman 1901 LT Costa Rica

saturata Godman 1901 LT Costa Rica

saturata Godman 1901 LT Costa Rica

saturata Godman 1901 LT Costa Rica

saturata Godman 1901 LT Costa Rica

saturata Godman 1901 T Costa Rica

saturata Godman 1901 T Costa Rica

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Mechanitis menapis [n. ssp.]
Lamas, MS



Colombia


Mechanitis polymnia polymnia

(Linnaeus, 1758)



TL: Surinam


plagigera Butler 1877 ST Brazil (Pa)

plagigera Butler 1877 ST Brazil (Pa)

plagigera Butler 1877 T Brazil (Pa)

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Linnean specimen

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Mechanitis polymnia
angustifascia

Talbot, 1928



TL: Brazil (MT)


angustifascia Talbot 1928 HT Brazil (MT)

angustifascia Talbot 1928 HT Brazil (MT)

angustifascia Talbot 1928 T Brazil (MT)

travassosi d'Almeida 1951 HT Brazil (Ac)

travassosi d'Almeida 1951 HT Brazil (Ac)

Mechanitis polymnia apicenotata

J. Zikán, 1941



TL: Brazil (Am)


apicenotata Zikán 1941 LT Brazil (Am)

apicenotata Zikán 1941 LT Brazil (Am)

sancti-gabrielis Bryk 1953 LT Brazil (Am)

sancti-gabrielis Bryk 1953 LT Brazil (Am)

Mechanitis polymnia bolivarensis

R. Fox, 1967



TL: Venezuela


bolivarensis Fox 1967 HT Venezuela

bolivarensis Fox 1967 HT Venezuela

bolivarensis Fox 1967 T Venezuela

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Mechanitis polymnia casabranca

Haensch, 1905



TL: Brazil (MG)


casabranca Haensch 1905 LT Brazil (MG)

casabranca Haensch 1905 LT Brazil (MG)

Mechanitis polymnia caucaensis

Haensch, 1909



TL: Colombia


caucaensis Haensch 1909 LT Colombia

caucaensis Haensch 1909 LT Colombia

Mechanitis polymnia chimborazona

H. Bates, 1864



TL: Ecuador


chimborazona Bates 1864 ST Ecuador

chimborazona Bates 1864 ST Ecuador

chimborazona Bates 1864 ST Ecuador

chimborazona Bates 1864 ST Ecuador

chimborazona Bates 1864 T Ecuador

chimborazona Bates 1864 T Ecuador

Mechanitis polymnia dorissides

Staudinger, [1884]



TL: Peru


dorissides Staudinger [1884] LT Peru

dorissides Staudinger [1884] LT Peru

Mechanitis polymnia eurydice

Haensch, 1905



TL: Peru


eurydice Haensch 1905 LT Peru

eurydice Haensch 1905 LT Peru

Mechanitis polymnia isthmia

H. Bates, 1863

Polymnia Tigerwing

Costa Rica & Panama

TL: Panama

isthmia Bates 1863 ST Panama

isthmia Bates 1863 ST Panama

isthmia Bates 1863 ST Panama

isthmia Bates 1863 ST Panama

isthmia Bates 1863 T Panama

ovata Distant 1876 ST Costa Rica

ovata Distant 1876 ST Costa Rica

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Mechanitis polymnia kayei

R. Fox, 1967



TL: Trinidad


kayei Fox 1967 HT Trinidad

kayei Fox 1967 HT Trinidad

kayei Fox 1967 T Trinidad

Mechanitis polymnia lycidice

H. Bates, 1864

Polymnia Tigerwing

SE Mexico to Honduras

TL: Guatemala

lycidice Bates 1864 ST Guatemala

lycidice Bates 1864 ST Guatemala

lycidice Bates 1864 T Guatemala

doryssa Boisduval 1870 ST Honduras;Mexico

doryssa Boisduval 1870 T Honduras;Mexico

arcana Haensch 1909 LT Honduras

arcana Haensch 1909 LT Honduras

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Mechanitis polymnia mauensis
W. Forbes, 1948



TL: Brazil (Pa)


Mechanitis polymnia
proceriformis

Bryk, 1953



TL: Peru


proceriformis Bryk 1953 T Peru

proceriformis Bryk 1953 T Peru

Mechanitis polymnia veritabilis

A. Butler, 1873



TL: Colombia; Venezuela


veritabilis Butler 1873 ST Colombia;Venezuela

veritabilis Butler 1873 ST Colombia;Venezuela

veritabilis Butler 1873 T Colombia;Venezuela

veritabilis Butler 1873 T Colombia;Venezuela

veritabilis Butler 1873 T Colombia;Venezuela

veritabilis Butler 1873 T Colombia;Venezuela

veritabilis Butler 1873 T Colombia;Venezuela

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Mechanitis polymnia werneri

M. Hering, 1925



TL: Colombia


werneri Hering 1925 T Colombia

werneri Hering 1925 T Colombia
Mechanitis polymnia [n. ssp.#1]
K. Brown, MS



TL: Colombia

Mechanitis polymnia [n. ssp.#2]
Lamas, MS



TL: Colombia

Mechanitis polymnia [n. ssp.#3]
Lamas, MS



TL: Peru

Mechanitis polymnia [n. ssp.#4]
Lamas, MS



TL: Peru

Mechanitis polymnia [n. ssp.#5]
Lamas, MS



TL: Ecuador

Mechanitis polymnia [n. ssp.#6]
Lamas, MS



TL: Brazil