Mechanitis is a genus of butterflies in the tribe Ithomiini, commonly known as tigerwings. They were named by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1807. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. Members of the genus Mechanitis were named for the machine-like metallic appearance of the chrysalis in certain species such as the Mechanitis polymnia. The chrysalises have a reflective chitin coating with a metallic appearance.
of the genus Mechanitis were named for the machine-like metallic appearance of the chrysalis in certain species such as the Mechanitis polymnia. The...
ISBN 978-1-4243-0915-3. p.145. Media related to Mechanitis polymnia at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Mechanitis polymnia at Wikispecies Larvae and pupa v...
suffused with yellow. N. mechanitis is endemic to New Zealand. Along with its type locality of Arthur's Pass, N. mechanitis has been found at Mount Arthur...
Wikispecies has information related to Mechanitis mazaeus. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mechanitis mazaeus. "Mechanitis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's...
Panama, Costa Rica) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mechanitis menapis. Mechanitis menapis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms...
Mechanitis lysimnia, the confused tigerwing, sweet-oil tiger or lysimnia tigerwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described...
family, Nymphalidae. It is a monotypic genus, containing only Athyrtis mechanitis. The genus and the species were named by father and son entomologists...
forest-edge butterfly (Mechanitis menapis), is known to specialize on plants in the family Solanaceae. The most common host plant of Mechanitis menapis is the...
interminable flow of curious pleasures, illumined by the wandering star of Venus Mechanitis." Clark Ashton Smith wrote a romantic prose poem titled "In Cocaigne"...
densiflora. Dismorphia amphione mimics the ithomiine butterflies of the genus Mechanitis (M. lysimnia, M. polymnia, M. mazaeus, M. menapis) in colour pattern and...
fuscous. N. hexaleuca is similar in appearance to N. isoleuca and N. mechanitis. It can be distinguished from N. isoleuca as it has a less hairy thorax...