Acraea masaris
Appearance
Acraea masaris | |
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Acraea masaris masaris | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Acraea |
Species: | A. masaris
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Binomial name | |
Acraea masaris | |
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Acraea masaris is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the Comoros.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]- Acraea masaris masaris (Comoros)
- Acraea masaris jodina Pierre, 1992 (Comoros)
Similar species
[edit]Taxonomy
[edit]It is a member of the Acraea jodutta species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]
References
[edit]- ^ Oberthür, C. 1893. Lepidopteres d’Afrique. Etudes d’Entomologie 17: 17-36.
- ^ "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
External links
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