| Hewitson's tiger | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Melinaea |
| Species: | M. menophilus |
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Melinaea menophilus (Hewitson, 1856) |
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Melinaea menophilus, the Hewitson's tiger or Hewitson's tiger-wing, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found throughout the Amazonian region.
The wingspan is 70–80 mm.
Dorsal, Ecuador
Ventral, Ecuador