Taygetis mermeria
| Taygetis mermeria | |
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| Taygetis mermeria dorsal side - MHNT | |
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| Taygetis mermeria ventral side - MHNT | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Taygetis |
| Species: | T. mermeria |
| Binomial name | |
| Taygetis mermeria (Cramer, [1776])[1] | |
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The Mermeria Wood Nymph (Taygetis mermeria) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found throughout the neotropical region from Mexico to Bolivia. The habitat consists of rainforests and cloudforests.[2]
Subspecies
- Taygetis mermeria mermeria (Surinam, Bolivia, Brazil: Amazonas)
- Taygetis mermeria excavata Butler, 1868 (Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras)
- Taygetis mermeria griseomarginata Miller, 1978 (Mexico)
References
- ↑ Taygetis, funet.fi
- ↑ Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes
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