Mechanitis mazaeus, the Mazaeus tigerwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South America.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Solanum species, including S. subnerme.
Subspecies
- M. m. mazaeus (Brazil)
- M. m. beebei <small>Forbes, 1948</small> (Venezuela)
- M. m. egaensis <small>Bates, 1862</small> (Brazil)
- M. m. deceptus <small>Butler, 1873</small> (Ecuador and Peru)
- M. m. fallax <small>Butler, 1873</small> (Colombia, Brazil and Peru)
- M. m. holmgreni <small>Bryk, 1953</small> (Bolivia and Peru)
- M. m. lanei <small>Fox, 1967</small> (Brazil)
- M. m. messenoides <small>C. & R. Felder, 1865</small> (Colombia)
- M. m. pannifera <small>Butler, 1877</small> (Suriname, the Guyanas and Brazil)
- M. m. pothetoide <small>d'Almeida, 1951</small> (Brazil)
- M. m. visenda <small>Butler, 1877</small> (Brazil)
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