Acraea siliana is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Acraea siliana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. siliana
Binomial name
Acraea siliana
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) siliana

Taxonomy

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It is a member of the Acraea masamba species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [3] Junior synonym of Acraea silia Mabille, 1887

References

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  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