Tithorea harmonia

Harmonia Tiger-wing
Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Ithomiini
Subtribe: Tithoreina
Genus: Tithorea
Species: T. harmonia
Binomial name
Tithorea harmonia
(Cramer, 1777)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio harmonia Cramer, 1777
  • Tithorea harmonia f. moppa Bryk, 1937
  • Tithorea harmonia deltana Fox, 1956
  • Papilio irene Drury, 1782
  • Tithorea umbratilis Bates, 1866
  • Heliconia megara Godart, [1819]
  • Tithorea flavescens Kirby, 1889
  • Tithorea egaensis Butler, 1873
  • Tithorea pseudethra Butler, 1873
  • Tithorea neitha Hopffer, 1874
  • Tithorea neitha Hopffer, 1879
  • Tithorea helicaon Godman & Salvin, [1879]
  • Tithorea hippothous Godman & Salvin, [1879]
  • Tithorea furea var. salvadoris Staudinger, 1885
  • Tithorea tyro Doubleday, 1847
  • Hirsutis pseudonyma mira Neustetter, 1929
  • Tithorea hermias hermina ab. napona Haensch, 1903
  • Tithorea assimilis Haensch, 1905

The Harmonia Tiger-wing or Harmonia Tiger[2] (Tithorea harmonia) is a species of butterflies belonging to the Nymphalidae family.

Description

Tithorea harmonia has a wingspan reaching about 70 millimetres (2.8 in). This toxic "tiger" butterfly has the usual pattern of black wings with bright orange bands. The forewings have a black tip. Also the antennae are orange. Larvae feed on Prestonia species.[3]

Distribution

This widespread species can be found from Mexico to South America.

Subspecies

T. h. hermias
Tithorea harmonia in Adalbert Seitz

Listed alphabetically.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 Tithorea harmonia, Funet.fi
  2. Harmonia Tiger, Butterflies of the Amazon
  3. Tithorea harmonia, Monteverde Butterflies


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