''Actinote'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
from
South America
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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 botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
Heliconiinae
The Heliconiinae, commonly called heliconians or longwings, are a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies (family (biology), family Nymphalidae). They can be divided into 45–50 genera and were sometimes treated as a separate family Heliconi ...
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 ha ...
. (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 Prosy ...
''.)
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 fertilisation. 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 repr ...
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
''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 posse ...
''
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Actinote wigginsi''
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Actinote zitja''
*''mamita'' species group:
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Actinote bonita''
Penz, 1996
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Actinote brylla
''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''.) Male, Males interact with or without physical contac ...
''
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 posse ...
''
(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 posse ...
''
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 (genus), Acraea''.) Male, Males interact with or without physical contac ...
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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 posse ...
''
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 posse ...
''
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 posse ...
''
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 posse ...
''
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 posse ...
''
(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 posse ...
''
Willmott & Hall, 2009
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Actinote latior''
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 pellenea'' is a species of butterfly of the genus ''Actinote''. Fully-grown adults can have a maximum wingspan of ~50-58 millimeters.
References
Acraeini
Butterflies described in 1820
Butterfly stubs
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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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