Acraea siliana

Acraea siliana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. siliana
Binomial name
Acraea siliana
Oberthür, 1916{
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) siliana

Acraea siliana is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests.

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Acraea masamba species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 Junior synonym of Acraea silia Mabille, 1887

References

  1. ↑ Oberthür, C. 1916 Lepidopteres de Madagascar. Etudes de Lepidopterologie Comparee 11: 123-174.
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  3. ↑ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine