''Actinote'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
from
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
of the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Heliconiinae
The Heliconiinae, commonly called heliconians or longwings, are a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They can be divided into 45–50 genera and were sometimes treated as a separate family Heliconiidae within the Pa ...
in the family
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...
. (For taxonomic problems regarding this group, see ''
Acraea
Acraea (Ancient Greek: means 'of the heights' from ''akraios'') was a name that had several uses in Greek and Roman mythology.
*Acraea, the naiad daughter of the river-god Asterion near Mycenae, who together with her sisters Euboea and Prosymn ...
''.)
Males
Male (symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilization.
A male organism cannot reproduce sexually without access to ...
interact with or without physical contact to contest the possession of
mating
In biology, mating is the pairing of either opposite-sex or hermaphroditic organisms for the purposes of sexual reproduction. ''Fertilization'' is the fusion of two gametes. ''Copulation'' is the union of the sex organs of two sexually reproduc ...
sites. The winner in such interactions often has larger body size and is the individual that previously occupied the territory (the resident).
Species
Listed alphabetically within groups:
[Glassberg, Jeffrey. (2007). ''A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America.'' Sunstreak Books Inc. p. 78.]
*''anacreon'' species group:
**''
Actinote anacreon''
**''
Actinote calida''
**''
Actinote guichardi''
**''
Actinote issoria''
**''
Actinote kaduna''
**''
Actinote mirifica''
**''
Actinote rahira''
**''
Actinote wigginsi''
**''
Actinote zitja''
*''mamita'' species group:
**''
Actinote bonita''
Penz, 1996
**''
Actinote brylla''
Oberthür, 1917
**''
Actinote canutia''
(Hopffer, 1874)
**''
Actinote catarina''
Penz, 1996
**''
Actinote conspicua''
Jordan, 1913
**''
Actinote dalmeidai''
Francini, 1996
**''
Actinote discrepans''
d'Almeida, 1958
**''
Actinote eberti''
Francini, Freitas & Penz, 2004
**''
Actinote furtadoi''
Paluch, Casagrande & Mielke, 2006
**''
Actinote genitrix''
(d'Almeida, 1922)
**''
Actinote kennethi''
Willmott & Hall, 2009
**''
Actinote latior''
Jordan, 1913
**''
Actinote mamita''
(Burmeister, 1861)
**''
Actinote melanisans''
Oberthür, 1917
**''
Actinote mielkei''
Paluch & Casagrande, 2006
**''
Actinote mirnae''
Paluch & Mielke, 2006
**''
Actinote morio''
Oberthür, 1917
**''
Actinote pratensis''
Francini, Freitas & Penz, 2004
**''
Actinote rhodope''
d'Almeida, 1923
**''
Actinote rufina''
Oberthür, 1917
**''
Actinote zikani''
d'Almeida, 1951
*''thallia'' species group:
**''
Actinote alalia''
(C. & R. Felder, 1860)
**''
Actinote anteas''
(Doubleday, 1847) – Doubleday's actinote
**''
Actinote carycina''
Jordan, 1913
**''
Actinote guatemalena''
(Bates, 1864) – Guatemalan actinote
**''
Actinote lapitha''
(Staudinger, 1885) – pale actinote
**''
Actinote melampeplos''
Godman & Salvin, 1881 – bow-winged actinote
**''
Actinote pallescens''
Jordan, 1913
**''
Actinote parapheles''
Jordan, 1913
**''
Actinote pellenea
''Actinote'' is a genus of butterflies from South America of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. (For taxonomic problems regarding this group, see ''Acraea (genus), Acraea''.) Males interact with or without physical contact to c ...
''
Hübner, 821
__NOTOC__
Year 821 ( DCCCXXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Byzantine general Thomas the Slav leads a revolt, and secures control ...
/small>
**'' Actinote pyrrha'' (Fabricius, 1775)
**'' Actinote quadra'' (Schaus, 1902)
**'' Actinote surima'' (Schaus, 1902)
**'' Actinote thalia'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
Acraeini
Nymphalidae of South America
Nymphalidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
{{Heliconiinae-stub