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Taxonomy
Isognathus menechus (Boisduval, 1875)
Nomenclature
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Subtribe: DilophonotinaGenus: Isognathus
Species:
Isognathus menechus (Boisduval, 1875)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Type data:
TYPE(S) [♀] [French Guiana:] Cayenne (Année) [CMNH].
Taxonomic Notes:
Transferred to Isognathus by Butler, 1876, Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 9: 629. Erroneously considered to be just an incorrect subsequent spelling of ‡mnechus Ménétriés and a junior synonym of Isognathus pelops by Carcasson & Heppner, 1996, Atlas Neotrop. Lepid. 4B: 54. Reinstated as a species by Haxaire & Herbin, 1999, Rev. Assoc. rouss. Ent. 8: 70.
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Synonyms: 3