''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
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of the
subfamily
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Heliconiinae in the family
Nymphalidae. (For taxonomic problems regarding this group, see ''
Acraea
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*Acraea, the naiad daughter of the river-god Asterion near Mycenae, who together with her sisters Euboea and Prosymn ...
''.)
Males interact with or without physical contact to contest the possession of
mating 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:
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Actinote anacreon''
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Actinote calida''
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Actinote guichardi''
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Actinote issoria''
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Actinote kaduna''
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Actinote mirifica''
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Actinote rahira''
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Actinote wigginsi
''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''.) Males interact with or without physical contact to contest the po ...
''
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Actinote zitja''
*''mamita'' species group:
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Actinote bonita''
Penz, 1996
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Actinote brylla''
Oberthür, 1917
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Actinote canutia
''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''.) Males interact with or without physical contact to contest the po ...
''
(Hopffer, 1874)
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Actinote catarina
''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''.) Males interact with or without physical contact to contest the po ...
''
Penz, 1996
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Actinote conspicua
''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''.) Males interact with or without physical contact to contest the po ...
''
Jordan, 1913
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Actinote dalmeidai
''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''.) Males interact with or without physical contact to contest the po ...
''
Francini, 1996
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Actinote discrepans
''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''.) Males interact with or without physical contact to contest the po ...
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d'Almeida, 1958
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Actinote eberti
''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''.) Males interact with or without physical contact to contest the po ...
''
Francini, Freitas & Penz, 2004
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Actinote furtadoi
''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''.) Males interact with or without physical contact to contest the po ...
''
Paluch, Casagrande & Mielke, 2006
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Actinote genitrix
''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''.) Males interact with or without physical contact to contest the po ...
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(d'Almeida, 1922)
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Actinote kennethi
''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''.) Males interact with or without physical contact to contest the po ...
''
Willmott & Hall, 2009
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Actinote latior
''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''.) Males interact with or without physical contact to contest the po ...
''
Jordan, 1913
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Actinote mamita''
(Burmeister, 1861)
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Actinote melanisans''
Oberthür, 1917
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Actinote mielkei''
Paluch & Casagrande, 2006
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Actinote mirnae''
Paluch & Mielke, 2006
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Actinote morio''
Oberthür, 1917
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Actinote pratensis''
Francini, Freitas & Penz, 2004
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Actinote rhodope''
d'Almeida, 1923
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Actinote rufina''
Oberthür, 1917
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Actinote zikani''
d'Almeida, 1951
*''thallia'' species group:
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Actinote alalia''
(C. & R. Felder, 1860)
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Actinote anteas''
(Doubleday, 1847) – Doubleday's actinote
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Actinote carycina''
Jordan, 1913
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Actinote guatemalena''
(Bates, 1864) – Guatemalan actinote
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Actinote lapitha''
(Staudinger, 1885) – pale actinote
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Actinote melampeplos''
Godman & Salvin, 1881 – bow-winged actinote
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Actinote pallescens''
Jordan, 1913
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Actinote parapheles''
Jordan, 1913
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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
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Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
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**'' 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
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