Algia

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Algia
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Algia felderi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Vagrantini
Genus: Algia
Herrich-Schäffer, 1864
Synonyms
  • PaducaMoore, 1886
  • DucapaMoore, 1900

Algia is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae found in southeast Asia. The genus ranges from Burma to New Guinea.

Species

Listed in alphabetical order: [1]

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References

  1. "Algia Herrich-Schäffer, 1864" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms