Smerina

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.

Smerina
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
  • Atella manoro Ward, 1871
  • Smerina vindonissa Hewitson, 1874

References
  1. Smerina, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Heliconiinae (Nymphalidae) - Tribe Vagrantini


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