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Actinote thalia
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Butterflies & moths

Actinote thalia

Names

English—
Dutch—
SpanishPerezosa Grande
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameActinote thalia Linnaeus, 1758

About this species

Actinote thalia is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in the 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in most of South America. An attempt was made by the South African programme to defoliate the Chromolaena odorata, a shrub of Neotropical origin, by this species, but was disqualified due to an unacceptably wide host range.

The larvae feed on Mikania species, Eupatorium odoratum and Chromolaena odoratum.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusActinote

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