Английская Википедия:Acraea ranavalona
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Acraea ranavalona is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar and the Comoros.[1]
Description
Шаблон:Entomology glossary hatnote A. ranavalona Bdv. (53 c, d). Forewing at the base as far as vein 2 bright red (male) or almost completely hyaline (female); hindwing with grey, often semitransparent, red-spotted marginal band, the red marginal spots proximally bounded by sharply defined black submarginal dots; basal and discal dots distinct; ground-colour beneath white, above in the male bright red, in the female white or whitish. Madagascar and Comoros. - female ab. manandaza Ward (53 d). Ground-colour of the hindwing more or less reddish. Madagascar - ab. maransetra Ward. The discal dots of the hindwing united into a transverse band. Madagascar. [2]
Biology
The habitat consists of forests. The colours in life may be much brighter than those shown in early collections and in museums.
Taxonomy
It is a member of the Acraea terpsicore species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [3]
- Acraea (group ranavalona) ranavalona; Henning, 1993, Metamorphosis 4 (1): 11
- Acraea (Acraea) (group neobule) ranavalona; Pierre & Bernaud, 2013, Butterflies of the World 39: 5, pl. 15, f. 8-10
References
External links
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- Images representing Acraea ranavalona at Bold
- Images of Acraea ranavalona at Le Site des Acraea de Dominique Bernaud
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Grosschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Grosschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart.Шаблон:PD-notice
- ↑ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
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