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Acraea calida

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Acraea calida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. calida
Binomial name
Acraea calida
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) calida

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

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Very similar to Acraea zitja qv. for diagnosis

Taxonomy

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It is a member of the Acraea rahira species group- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]


References

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  1. ^ Butler, A.G. 1878 On a collection of lepidoptera recently received from Madagascar. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 2: 283-297.
  2. ^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  4. ^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
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