Mechanitis mazaeus Hewitson, 1860

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Nymphalidae → subfamily Danainae → tribe Ithomiini → subtribe Mechanitina → genus Mechanitis → species Mechanitis mazaeus

Species name(s)

Mechanitis mazaeus Hewitson, 1860 = Mechanitis holmgreni Bryk 1953 = Mechanitis phasianita Haensch 1905 = Mechanitis simplex Bryk 1953 = Mechanitis williamsi Fox 1941. [9, 187]

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Subspecies of Mechanitis mazaeus

Mechanitis mazaeus ballucatus Fox, 1967. [187]
M. m. beebei Forbes, 1948. [9]
M. m. deceptus Butler, 1873. [9]
M. m. egaensis Bates, 1862. [9]
M. m. elevata Riley, 1919. [187]
M. m. fallax Butler, 1873. [9]
M. m. holmgreni Bryk, 1953. [9]
M. m. lanei Fox, 1967. [9]
M. m. lucifera Haensch, 1905. [187]
M. m. mazaeus. [9]
M. m. messenoides C. & R. Felder, 1865. [9]
M. m. nigroapicalis Haensch, 1905. [187]
M. m. pannifera Butler, 1877. [9]
M. m. pothetoides Ferreira d'Almeida, 1951. [187]
M. m. visenda Butler, 1877. [9]

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

References

[9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
[187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org

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