Actinote pratensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Heliconiinae
Tribus: Acraeini
Genus: Actinote
Species: Actinote pratensis

Name

Actinote pratensis Francini, Freitas & Penz, 2004

Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Águas da Prata, Bosque Municipal de Águas da Prata..

Holotype: MZUSP. male. RBF 8727. 3.XI.1990

Etymology

The name of this species is a Latinized version of pratense, the Portuguese word that denotes residents of Águas da Prata, where the first population of A. pratensis was found.

References

• Francini, R.B., Freitas, A.V.L. & Penz, C.M. 2004. Two new species of Actinote (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) from Southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 719: 001–010. Abstract & excerpt. . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Lamas, G. 2004. (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol.5A, Pt.4A. Assn. for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439pp. Reference page.