Polymnia Tigerwing

Mechanitis polymnia is safe! I doublechecked the subspecies and asked Kim garwood as well. we come both to the same conclusion, Mechanitis polymnia, possibly Lycidice or Isthmia. The problem is your location. Nicaragua is inbetween the biogeographic areas of Mexico and Costa Rica/Panama. Both we are not really sure about the subspecies. I would leave it as Mechanitis polymnia in the meanwhile.

Sorry, but I have to add a 3rd ID. For me it is Mechanitis polymnia, but I am still checking the subspecies. I tend to Mechanitis polymnia isthmia, but Mechanitis polymnia lycidice looks almost identical. But I did not have find out where the differences are, besides the location, which is not always very reliable, beside the location of Pam's picture, which is very reliable ;-) http://butterfliesofamerica.com/imagehtmls/Nymphalidae/Mechanitis_polymnia_1100_ft_Muellers_Finca_Veracruz_MX_14-V-08-2-BOA_BBouton_i.htm http://butterfliesofamerica.com/mechanitis_polymnia_isthmia_live2.htm http://caterpillars.unr.edu/lsacat/species/nymphalidae/nym14/nym14.htm http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I_JAS110&res=640 http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/bioinformatics/dfm/metas/view/41820 http://butterfliesofamerica.com/imagehtmls/Nymphalidae/Mechanitis_polymnia_isthmia_M_CR_LIMON_PROV_NW_of_Guapiles_Rio_Blanco_11-III-86-MGCL-1899_i.htm http://butterfliesofamerica.com/t/Mechanitis_a.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothyris_lycaste

Take a look at this : http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Amazon%20-%20Hypothyris%20euclea.htm