''Taygetis mermeria'', the mermeria wood nymph, is a species of

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

of the family

Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species ha ...

. It is found throughout the

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from

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...

. The habitat consists of rainforests and cloudforests.

Subspecies

*''Taygetis mermeria mermeria'' (Suriname, Bolivia, Brazil: Amazonas) *''Taygetis mermeria excavata'' Butler, 1868 (Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras) *''Taygetis mermeria griseomarginata'' Miller, 1978 (Mexico) See also ''Taygetis mermeria f. crameri'' Weymer, 1910 (also in germa
nknown source, but see Weymer, 1924: 185. (also in germa

.

References

Butterflies described in 1776 Euptychiina Lepidoptera of Bolivia Lepidoptera of Brazil Fauna of Costa Rica Fauna of Honduras Lepidoptera of Mexico Fauna of Panama Fauna of Suriname Nymphalidae of South America Taxa named by Pieter Cramer Butterflies of Central America {{Satyrini-stub