Butterfly ID request - NW Madagascar (1 Viewer)

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Mia B

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• Oct 25, 2019

• #1

Can anyone advise what this butterfly is? Found in Amber Mountain National Park in NW Madagascar earlier this month, an open area bordering forest. Thank you!

 

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aeshna5

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• Oct 26, 2019

• #2

Acraea sp.

 

Jos Stratford

Eastern Exile

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• Oct 26, 2019

• #3

This is one of the Acraea family, maybe Red Clear-wing Butterfly (Acraea lia)

 

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Jim M.

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• Oct 26, 2019

• #4

Jos Stratford said:

This is one of the Acraea family, maybe Red Clear-wing Butterfly (Acraea lia)

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Agree, though to be precise, Acraea is a mostly afro-tropical genus of long-winged butterflies in the family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). According to "Wildlife of Madagascar" by Behrens & Barnes, there are 18 sp. in Madagascar of which 10 are endemic.

 

Last edited: Oct 26, 2019