Altinote dicaeus (Latreille 1817) described in Heliconius

Andrew V. Z. Brower

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Containing group: neotropical Actinote clade

Introduction

A sexually dimorphic and geographically variable mid-elevation species, ranging from Venezuela to Bolivia. Larvae feed on Vernonia and Austroeupatorium (Compositae) (Neild, 2008).

Other Names for Altinote dicaeus (Latreille 1817) described in Heliconius

Acraea dice Godart 1819 unnecessary replacement name
Acraea diceus var. aurantia Weymer 1890 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of the nominate subspecies
Actinote olgae Rebel 1902 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of the nominate subspecies
Actinote diceus diceus f. sinefascia Jordan 1913 unavailable infrasubspecific name (ICZN Art. 45.6.1)
Actinote diceus diceus f. confluens Jordan 1913 unavailable infrasubspecific name (ICZN Art. 45.6.1)
Actinote diceus diceus f. rubrosticta Jordan 1913 unavailable infrasubspecific name (ICZN Art. 45.6.1)
Acraea albofasciata Hewitson 1869 currently viewed as a subspecies
Acraea rosaria Weymer 1890 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of A. dicaeus albofasciata
Eresia crina Schaus 1902 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of A. dicaeus albofasciata
Actinote dice napensis Jordan 1910 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of A. dicaeus albofasciata
Acraea amida Hewitson 1854 currently viewed as a subspecies
Acraea theogonia Weymer 1890 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of A. dicaea amida
Actinote callianira Geyer 1837 currently viewed as a subspecies
Actinote callianira stenia Jordan 1913 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of A. dicaeus callianira
Acraea carica Weymer 1890 currently viewed as a subspecies
Acraea thespias Weymer 1890 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of A. dicaeus carica
Actinote dicaeus var. pallasia Oberthür 1917 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of A. dicaeus carica
Actinote dicaeus var. pallasia subvar. pallasinia Oberthür 1917 unavailable infrasubspecific name (ICZN Art. 45.6.1)
Actinote eulalia Oberthür 1917 currently viewed as a subspecies
Actinote flavibasis var. eulogia Oberthür 1917 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of A. dicaeus eulalia
Actinote euris Jordan 1913 currently viewed as a subspecies
Actinote jucunda Jordan 1913 currently viewed as a subspecies
Acraea laverna Doubleday 1847 currently viewed as a subspecies
Acraea ozinta Schaus 1902 currently viewed as a subspecies
Actinote ozomene var. granadina Rebel 1902 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of A. dicaeus ozinta
Actinote diceus flavibasis Jordan 1913 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of A. dicaeus ozinta
Actinote flavibasis ab. fasciata Jordan 1913 unavailable infrasubspecific name (ICZN Art. 45.6.2)
Actinote dicaeus luisi Neild & Romero 2008 currently viewed as a subspecies

References

Lamas, G., Ed. (2004) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville, Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.

Neild, A.F.E. (2008) The Butterflies of Venezuela. Part 2: Nymphalidae II (Acraeinae, Libytheinae, NYmphalinae, Ithomiinae, Morphinae), Meridian Publications, London

Title Illustrations

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Scientific Name	Altinote dicaeus amida
Location	Colombia: Antioquia, Monterredondo
Comments	Monterredondo 8/17/2010--70090
Specimen Condition	Live Specimen
Identified By	Kim Garwood
Sex	Male
Life Cycle Stage	adult
View	dorsal
Source	Altinote dicaeus amida- Dorsal
Source Collection	Flickr
Copyright	© 2010 Mike Chapman

Scientific Name	Altinote dicaeus amida
Location	Colombia: Antioquia, Monterredondo
Comments	Monterredondo 8/17/2010--70092
Specimen Condition	Live Specimen
Identified By	Kim Garwood
Sex	Male
Life Cycle Stage	adult
View	ventral
Source	Altinote dicaeus amida- Ventral
Source Collection	Flickr
Copyright	© 2010 Mike Chapman

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