Melinaea menophilus, the Hewitson's tiger or Hewitson's tiger-wing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found throughout the Amazonian region.
The wingspan is 70âÂÂ80 mm.
Subspecies
- Melinaea menophilus cocana <small>Haensch, 1903</small> (Ecuador)
- Melinaea menophilus ernestoi <small>Brown, 1977</small> (Colombia)
- Melinaea menophilus hicetas <small>Godman & Salvin, 1879</small> (Colombia, Peru)
- Melinaea menophilus maenius <small>(Hewitson, 1860)</small> (Brazil (Amazonas))
- Melinaea menophilus mediatrix <small>Weymer, 1891</small> (Guianas, northern Brazil)
- Melinaea menophilus menophilus (Colombia)
- Melinaea menophilus orestes <small>Salvin, 1871</small> (Peru)
- Melinaea menophilus zaneka <small>Butler, 1870</small> (Ecuador)
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