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

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of the family Nymphalidae. It is found throughout the

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from

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. The habitat consists of rainforests and cloudforests.Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes
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Subspecies

*''Taygetis mermeria mermeria'' (Suriname, Bolivia, Brazil: Amazonas) *''Taygetis mermeria excavata'' Butler, 1868 (Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras) *''Taygetis mermeria griseomarginata'' Miller, 1978 (Mexico)

References

Butterflies described in 1776 Euptychiina Fauna of Brazil Nymphalidae of South America Taxa named by Pieter Cramer {{Satyrini-stub