Английская Википедия:Acraea ranavalona

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Acraea ranavalona butterflies mating, Anjajavy Forest, Madagascar

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

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External links

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  1. Шаблон:Cite web
  2. 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
  3. Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf