Mechanitis lysimnia menecles

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Danainae
Tribus: Ithomiini
Subtribus: Mechanitina
Genus: Mechanitis
Species: Mechanitis lysimnia
Subspecies: Mechanitis lysimnia menecles

Name

Mechanitis lysimnia menecles Hewitson, 1860

Type locality: Upper Amazon.

Type: BMNH. female ♀. BM no. 7099.

Synonyms

• Mechanitis menecles Hewitson, 1860
• Mechanitis elisa acreana D'Almeida, 1950
  • Type locality:Brazil, Acre.
  • Holotype: Coll. D'Almeida. male ♂.

References

• Fox, R.M. 1967: A monograph of the Ithomiidae (Lepidoptera). Part III. The tribe Mechanitini Fox. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, (22): 152–172. Full article (PDF)Reference page. 
• Lamas, G., 2004, Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist Part 4A; Hesperioidea-Papilionoidea