Altinote

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Altinote
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Altinote stratonice
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Acraeini
Genus: Altinote
Potts, 1943
Species groups

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Altinote is a genus of butterflies from South America of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. For taxonomic problems regarding this group, see Acraea .

Species

Listed alphabetically within groups: [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Altinote Potts, 1943" Archived 2017-02-26 at the Wayback Machine at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Glassberg, Jeffrey. (2007) A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. p. 78.