Mechanitis
Mechanitis is a genus of tigerwing (Ithomiini) butterflies, named by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1807. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. It has gained fame due to the metallic appearance of the chrysalis in certain phenotypes.
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| Genus: | Mechanitis Fabricius, 1807 |
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Arranged alphabetically:[1][2]
- Mechanitis lysimnia (Fabricius, 1793) – confused tigerwing
- Mechanitis mazaeus Hewitson, 1860 – Mazaeus tigerwing
- Mechanitis menapis Hewitson, [1856] – variable tigerwing
- Mechanitis polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758) – disturbed tigerwing, orange-spotted tiger clearwing
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- "Mechanitis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Glassberg, J. (2007) A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Book Inc.
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