| Actinote | |
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| Actinote pellenea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Acraeini |
| Genus: | Actinote Hübner, 1819 |
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A. anteas, Colombia
Actinote is a genus of butterflies from South America of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. (For taxonomic problems regarding this group, see Acraea.) Males interact with or without physical contact to contest the possession of mating sites. The winner in such interactions often has larger body size and is the individual that previously occupied the territory (the resident).[1]
- ^ Carvalho, M. R. M.; Peixoto, P. E. C.; Benson, W. W. (2016). "Territorial clashes in the Neotropical butterfly Actinote pellenea (Acraeinae): Do disputes differ when contests get physical?". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 70: 199–207. doi:10.1007/s00265-015-2042-6. S2CID 18557347.