Acraea silia is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar.[3]

Acraea silia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. silia
Binomial name
Acraea silia
Mabille, [1885] [1][2]
Synonyms
  • Acraea masamba var. silia Mabille, [1885]
  • Acraea (Actinote) silia
  • Acraea masamba r. debilis Oberthür, 1916

Description

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Very close to Acraea masamba q.v. for differences

Biology

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The habitat consists of forests.

Taxonomy

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Uncertain species group but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]

References

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  1. ^ Mabille, P. [1885]. Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères. In: Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar, ed. A. Grandidier. Vol. 19. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale.
  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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