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  2. Acraea quirina
Acraea quirina(Fabricius, 1781)
IUCN
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Heliconiinae
  3. Acraeini
  4. Acraea
  5.  quirina
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  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishCommon glassy acraea
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PutranjivaceaeDrypetes
    ViolaceaeRinorea
  • PDO error
  • Acraea quirina is a member of the clade Acraea terpsicore:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Acraea admathaHewitson, 1865
    Acraea boopisWichgraf, 1914
    Acraea braineiHenning, 1986
    Acraea camaena(Drury, [1773])
    Acraea cuvaGrose-Smith, 1889
    Acraea dammiivan Vollenhoven, 1869
    Acraea eltringhamiJoicey & Talbot, 1921
    Acraea endoscotaLe Doux, 1928
    Acraea eugeniaKarsch, 1893
    Acraea hamataJoicey & Talbot, 1922
    Acraea horta(Linnaeus, 1764)
    Acraea hovaBoisduval, 1833
    Acraea igatiBoisduval, 1833
    Acraea insignisDistant, 1880
    Acraea kappaPierre, 1979
    Acraea kiaPierre, 1990
    Acraea kinduanaPierre, 1979
    Acraea leucographaRibbe, 1889
    Acraea machequenaGrose-Smith, 1887
    Acraea mahelaBoisduval, 1833
    Acraea matuapaGrose-Smith, 1889
    Acraea neobuleDoubleday, [1847]
    Acraea quirina(Fabricius, 1781)
    Acraea ranavalonaBoisduval, 1833
    Acraea rileyiLe Doux, 1931
    Acraea rogersiHewitson, 1873
    Acraea terpsicore(Linnaeus, 1758)
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