Acraea andromacha andromacha (Fabricius, 1775)

Glasswing

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:7145787c-9d5d-4ebe-8f7b-68b0b4f030f6

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http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=subspecies:Acraea andromacha andromacha
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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
 Terrestrial Habitats

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Online resources

Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Acraea andromacha andromacha

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Papilio andromacha Fabricius, 1775
Published in: Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus Flensburgi et Lipsiae [= Flensburg & Leipzig] : Kortii pp. xxxii 832 pp.
Acraea entoria Godart, 1819
Published in: Godart, J.B. 1819. Zoologie. Vol. 9 Pt 1 pp. 13–328 in Latreille, P.A. & Godart, J.B. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire Naturelle. Entomologie, ou Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, des Arachnides et des Insectes. Paris
Acraea theodote Wallengren, 1860
Published in: Wallengren, H.D.J. 1860. Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen. Wien. Entomol. Monat. Vol. 4 (2) pp. 33-46

Common Names

Common name Source
Glasswing
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Glasswing Butterfly
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
ARTHROPODA
subphylum
HEXAPODA
class
INSECTA
suprageneric
Pterygotes
order
LEPIDOPTERA
zoological_division
DITRYSIA
superfamily
PAPILIONOIDEA
family
NYMPHALIDAE
subfamily
HELICONIINAE
tribe
Acraeini
genus
Acraea
species
Acraea andromacha
subspecies
Acraea andromacha andromacha  Recorded in Australia

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