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Vanessula Dewitz 1887

Vanessula milca (Hewitson 1873)

The Lady's Maid

Niklas Wahlberg and Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Nymphalinae

Introduction

A monotypic African genus which is sister-taxon to the Oriental Rhinopalpa, neither of which is closely-related to any other Nymphalinae. This species was originally described in Lycaenidae! It is likely a mimic of Acraea spp. (Larsen, 2005).

Other Names for Vanessula milca (Hewitson 1873)

References

Ackery PR, Smith CR, and Vane-Wright RI eds. 1995. Carcasson's African butterflies. Canberra: CSIRO.

Larsen, T. B. 2005 Butterflies of West Africa. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books.

Information on the Internet

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Scientific Name Vanessula milca
Location Ghana
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Identified By Niklas Wahlberg
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Niklas Wahlberg
University of Turku, Finland


Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

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