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Melinaea mneme

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Melinaea mneme
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Melinaea
Species:
M. mneme
Binomial name
Melinaea mneme
(Linnaeus, 1763)
Synonyms
  • Papilio mneme Linnaeus, 1763
  • Mechanitis polymnia Aurivillius, 1882

Melinaea mneme is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1763. It is found in South America.[1][2][3]

Subspecies

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  • Melinaea mneme mneme (Suriname, Guianas)
  • Melinaea mneme mauensis Weymer, 1891 (Brazil)

References

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  1. ^ "Melinaea m. mneme (Linnaeus, 1763)". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (August 26, 2017). "Melinaea mneme (Linnaeus, 1763)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Melinaea mneme​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved July 4, 2020.