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Tawny Coster

Acraea viola

Photo by Vijayakumar
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Tawny Coster

Acraea terpsicore

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NuwanChathuranga
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Tawny Coster

Acraea viola

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NuwanChathuranga
is it terpsicore or violae (not viola) ?? according to wikimedia they are synonyms http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Acraea_terpsicore learnaboutbutterflies.com says "incorrectly referred to as A. terpsicore in some works" http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/India%20-%20Acraea%20violae.htm

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