Tithorea harmonia
Tithorea harmonia, the Harmonia tiger-wing or Harmonia tiger, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae.Description
Tithorea harmonia has a wingspan reaching about. 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.Distribution
This widespread species can be found from Mexico to South America.Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:
- T. h. brunnea Haensch, 1905
- T. h. caissara
- T. h. cuparina Bates, 1862
- T. h. dorada Brown, 1977
- T. h. egaensis Butler, 1873
- T. h. flacilla Godman & Salvin, 1898
- T. h. furia Staudinger, 1884
- T. h. furina Godman & Salvin, 1898
- T. h. gilberti Brown, 1977
- T. h. harmonia
- T. h. helicaon Godman & Salvin, 1879
- T. h. hermias Godman & Salvin, 1898
- T. h. hermina Haensch, 1903
- T. h. hippothous Godman & Salvin, 1879
- T. h. irene
- T. h. lateflava
- T. h. manabiana Fox, 1956
- T. h. martina Fox, 1956
- T. h. megara
- T. h. melanina Haensch, 1905
- T. h. neitha Hopffer, 1874
- T. h. pseudethra Butler, 1873
- T. h. pseudonyma Staudinger, 1894
- T. h. salvadoris Staudinger, 1885
- T. h. sulphurata
