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Actinote serena (Fabricius 1775)

the Small Orange, or Dancing Acraea

Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Actinote

Introduction

One of the most common African butterflies, in disturbed areas and forest edges. Larvae polyphagous on Tiliaceae, Malvaceae and Sterculiaceae (Larsen (2005).

Nomenclature

This species was formerly known as Actinote (or Acraea) eponina (Cramer 1780), which was determined by Pierre and Bernaud (1999) to be a junior synonym.

Other Names for Actinote serena (Fabricius 1775)

References

Larsen, T. B. 2005 Butterflies of West Africa. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books.

Pierre, J. and Bernaud, D. 1999. Acraea serena (Fabricius 1775) (=A. eponina Cramer 1780): problème de nomenclature et premiers états (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Bull. Soc. Fr. Entomol. 104: 357-364.

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Scientific Name Actinote serena
Location Nigeria: Port Harcourt
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By Dirk Motshagen
Sex Male
Life Cycle Stage adult
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Source Collection Nigeria butterflies
Copyright © 2009 Dirk Motshagen
Scientific Name Actinote serena
Location Nigeria: Port Harcourt
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By Dirk Motshagen
Sex Female
Life Cycle Stage adult
View ventral
Source Collection Nigeria butterflies
Copyright © 2009 Dirk Motshagen
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