Order Butterflies and moths | Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Vanessa dimorphica, Antanartia schaeneia, Vanessa hippomene | ||
Naissance de l imago de antanartia borbonica borbonica
Antanartia, commonly called (African) admirals, is a genus in the Nymphalidae family found in southern Africa. They live along forest edges and are strongly attracted to rotting fruit and plant juices. For other admirals see genus, Vanessa. Recently, three species traditionally considered to be members of Antanartia have been moved to Vanessa based on molecular evidence. Antanartia borbonica was not sampled by the study, but was purported to belong in Antanartia based on morphological similarity.
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Species
The three species following Wahlberg et al, 2011, are:
Former species
References
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