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Tithorea harmonia

Tithorea harmonia, the Harmonia tiger-wing or Harmonia tiger, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae.

Description

Tithorea harmonia has a wingspan reaching about . This toxic "tiger" butterfly has the usual pattern of black wings with bright orange bands. The forewings have a black tip. Also the antennae are orange. Larvae feed on Prestonia species.

Distribution

This widespread species can be found from Mexico to South America.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:

  • T. h. brunnea <small>Haensch, 1905</small> (Peru)
  • T. h. caissara <small>(Zikán, 1941)</small> (Brazil)
  • T. h. cuparina <small>Bates, 1862</small> (Brazil)
  • T. h. dorada <small>Brown, 1977</small> (Venezuela)
  • T. h. egaensis <small>Butler, 1873</small> (Brazil)
  • T. h. flacilla <small>Godman & Salvin, 1898</small> (Colombia)
  • T. h. furia <small>Staudinger, 1884</small> (Ecuador - Venezuela)
  • T. h. furina <small>Godman & Salvin, 1898</small> (Colombia)
  • T. h. gilberti <small>Brown, 1977</small> (Peru)
  • T. h. harmonia (Surinam, Venezuela, French Guiana)
  • T. h. helicaon <small>Godman & Salvin, 1879</small> (Nicaragua - Panama, Costa Rica)
  • T. h. hermias <small>Godman & Salvin, 1898</small> (Ecuador, Amazon)
  • T. h. hermina <small>Haensch, 1903</small> (Ecuador)
  • T. h. hippothous <small>Godman & Salvin, 1879</small> (Guatemala)
  • T. h. irene <small>(Drury, 1782)</small> (Panama)
  • T. h. lateflava <small>(Haensch, 1909)</small> (Bolivia)
  • T. h. manabiana <small>Fox, 1956</small> (Ecuador)
  • T. h. martina <small>Fox, 1956</small> (Peru)
  • T. h. megara <small>(Godart, 1819)</small> (Trinidad)
  • T. h. melanina <small>Haensch, 1905</small> (Peru)
  • T. h. neitha <small>Hopffer, 1874</small> (Peru)
  • T. h. pseudethra <small>Butler, 1873</small> (Brazil)
  • T. h. pseudonyma <small>Staudinger, 1894</small> (Bolivia)
  • T. h. salvadoris <small>Staudinger, 1885</small> (El Salvador)
  • T. h. sulphurata <small>(Zikán, 1941)</small> (Brazil)

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