Lesser false fritillary

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Lesser false fritillary
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Anetia
Species:
A. briarea
Binomial name
Anetia briarea
(Godart, 1819)

The lesser false fritillary (Anetia briarea) is a species of butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti.

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References

  1. Lepidoptera Specialist Group (1996). "Anetia briarea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T1286A3391415. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T1286A3391415.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.