''Tithorea harmonia'', the Harmonia tiger-wing or Harmonia tiger, is a species of butterfly belonging to 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 ...

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.''Tithorea harmonia''
Monteverde Butterflies

Distribution

This widespread species can be found from Mexico to South America.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:"''Tithorea'' Doubleday, [1847]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' * ''T. h. brunnea'' Haensch, 1905 (Peru) * ''T. h. caissara'' (Zikán, 1941) (Brazil) * ''T. h. cuparina'' Bates, 1862 (Brazil) * ''T. h. dorada'' Brown, 1977 (Venezuela) * ''T. h. egaensis'' Butler, 1873 (Brazil) * ''T. h. flacilla'' Godman & Salvin, 1898 (Colombia) * ''T. h. furia'' Staudinger, 1884 (Ecuador - Venezuela) * ''T. h. furina'' Godman & Salvin, 1898 (Colombia) * ''T. h. gilberti'' Brown, 1977 (Peru) * ''T. h. harmonia'' (Surinam, Venezuela, French Guiana) * ''T. h. helicaon'' Godman & Salvin, 1879 (Nicaragua - Panama, Costa Rica) * ''T. h. hermias'' Godman & Salvin, 1898 (Ecuador, Amazon) * ''T. h. hermina'' Haensch, 1903 (Ecuador) * ''T. h. hippothous'' Godman & Salvin, 1879 (Guatemala) * ''T. h. irene'' (Drury, 1782) (Panama) * ''T. h. lateflava'' (Haensch, 1909) (Bolivia) * ''T. h. manabiana'' Fox, 1956 (Ecuador) * ''T. h. martina'' Fox, 1956 (Peru) * ''T. h. megara'' (Godart, 1819) (Trinidad) * ''T. h. melanina'' Haensch, 1905 (Peru) * ''T. h. neitha'' Hopffer, 1874 (Peru) * ''T. h. pseudethra'' Butler, 1873 (Brazil) * ''T. h. pseudonyma'' Staudinger, 1894 (Bolivia) * ''T. h. salvadoris'' Staudinger, 1885 (El Salvador) * ''T. h. sulphurata'' (Zikán, 1941) (Brazil)

References

Ithomiini Lepidoptera of Brazil Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies described in 1777 Taxa named by Pieter Cramer Butterflies of Central America Butterflies of Trinidad and Tobago Lepidoptera of Peru Lepidoptera of Venezuela Lepidoptera of Ecuador Lepidoptera of Bolivia Lepidoptera of French Guiana Lepidoptera of Colombia {{Danainae-stub