Manataria hercyna

White-spotted Satyr

Tambopata Park, Peru
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Satyrinae
Tribe:	Melanitini
Genus:	Manataria Kirby, [1904]
Species:	M. hercyna
Binomial name
*Manataria hercyna* (Hübner, [1821])
Synonyms
Tisiphone hercyna Hübner, [1821] Morpho anosia Godart, [1824] Tisiphone maculata Hopffer, 1874 Tisiphone hercyna var. fasciata Krüger, 1925 Tisiphane distincta Lathy, 1918 Tisiphone hercyna daguana Neustetter, 1929

The White-spotted Satyr^[1] (Manataria hercyna) is the only member of the genus Manataria from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Neotropical zone.^[2]

Subspecies

M. h. hercyna - (Brazil, Peru)
M. h. maculata (Hopffer, 1874) - (Costa Rica, Mexico)
M. h. hyrnethia Fruhstorfer, 1912 - (Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia)
M. h. distincta (Lathy, 1918) - (French Guiana)
M. h. daguana (Neustetter, 1929) - (Colombia)

References

↑ Manataria hercyna, Butterflies of Amazonia
↑ Manataria at funet.fi

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