Smerina
| Smerina | |
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| Smerina manoro depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Heliconiinae |
| Tribe: | Vagrantini |
| Genus: | Smerina Hewitson, 1874 |
| Species: | S. manoro |
| Binomial name | |
| Smerina manoro (Ward, 1871)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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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
- ↑ Smerina, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Heliconiinae (Nymphalidae) - Tribe Vagrantini
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