Acraea masaris
Acraea masaris is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the Comoros.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. masaris |
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Subspecies
- Acraea masaris masaris (Comoros)
- Acraea masaris jodina Pierre, 1992 (Comoros)
Similar species
Taxonomy
It is a member of the Acraea jodutta species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]
References
- 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
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