Acraea calida
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Acraea |
Species: | A. calida
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Acraea calida | |
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Acraea calida is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar.[3] The habitat consists of forest margins, grassland and anthropogenic environments.
Description[]
Very similar to Acraea zitja qv. for diagnosis
Taxonomy[]
It is a member of the Acraea rahira species group- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]
References[]
- ^ Butler, A.G. 1878 On a collection of lepidoptera recently received from Madagascar. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 2: 283-297.
- ^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "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
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Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1878
- Acraea (butterfly)
- Endemic fauna of Madagascar
- Butterflies of Africa
- Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler
- Heliconiinae stubs