Smerina

Smerina
Smerina manoro depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Vagrantini
Genus:
Hewitson, 1874
Species:
S. manoro
Binomial name
Smerina manoro
(Ward, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Atella manoro Ward, 1871
  • Smerina vindonissa Hewitson, 1874

Smerina is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. It contains only one species, Smerina manoro, which is found on Madagascar,[2] where it is restricted to the forests on the eastern seaboard.

References

  1. ^ Smerina, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Heliconiinae (Nymphalidae) - Tribe Vagrantini


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