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Polymnia Tigerwing
Mechanitis polymnia Linnaeus, 1758
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Danainae
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Taxonomy Notes: None.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 verified sightings

Observation date: Mar 12, 2015
Submitted by: tom murray
Region: Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 03, 2022

Observation date: Mar 05, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Jul 25, 2022

Observation date: Jan 21, 2020
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Jun 28, 2022

Observation date: Jun 11, 2018
Submitted by: MaynorOvando
Region: Suchitepéquez, Guatemala
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Sep 18, 2019

Observation date: Feb 16, 2012
Submitted by: DJHiker
Region: Bocas del Toro Province, Panama
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Aug 05, 2014

Observation date: Feb 06, 2007
Submitted by: Doug Taron
Region: Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Jan 23, 2013

Observation date: Oct 07, 2010
Submitted by: Doug Taron
Region: Veracruz-Llave, Mexico
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Jan 10, 2013

Observation date: Sep 06, 2011
Submitted by: SergioRTC
Region: Managua, Nicaragua
Verified by: kimgarwood
Verified date: May 27, 2012