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  Sighting 1344987

Menapis Tigerwing
Mechanitis menapis

Observation date: August 16, 2022
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Menapis and Lysimnia are quite similar and both highly variable. However, in Panama, there is only the "dariensis" sub-species of Menapis, and it matches this pattern well. The three black spots, close together on the FW are consistent. Lysimina in Panama has more yellow on the FWs....
Status: Resident
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: January 03, 2023
Coordinator notes: Pattern matches the Panama ssp: dariensis. Lysminia in Panama has a band of yellow on its FW. Menapis dariensis has a wavy band on its HW, unlike other Menapis that have a more solid band on the HW.
Checklist region(s): Panama, Darién Province