Acraea siliana
Appearance
Acraea siliana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Acraea |
Species: | A. siliana
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Binomial name | |
Acraea siliana | |
Synonyms | |
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Acraea siliana is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Taxonomy
[edit]It is a member of the Acraea masamba species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [3] Junior synonym of Acraea silia Mabille, 1887
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Acraea siliana.
- ^ Oberthür, C. 1916 Lepidopteres de Madagascar. Etudes de Lepidopterologie Comparee 11: 123-174.
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf