Anetia
Andrew V. Z. Brower![taxon links](http://tolweb.org/tolarchive/70699/20061005/Public/treeImages/Anetia.gif%3Fx=-1025154769)
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This tree diagram shows the relationships between several groups of organisms.
The root of the current tree connects the organisms featured in this tree to their containing group and the rest of the Tree of Life. The basal branching point in the tree represents the ancestor of the other groups in the tree. This ancestor diversified over time into several descendent subgroups, which are represented as internal nodes and terminal taxa to the right.
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Four of the five species are endemic to the Greater Antilles: A. cubana to Cuba, A. jaegeri to Hispaniola, and A. briarea and A. pantheratus to Cuba and Hispaniola. A. thirza is fairly widespread in Central America. Anetia species superficially resemble large Argynnis butterflies.
References
Ackery PR, and Vane-Wright RI. 1984. Milkweed butterflies. British Museum (Natural History), London.
Brower LP, Ivie MA, Fink LS, Watts JR, and Moranz RA. 1992. Life history of Anetia briarea and its bearing on the evolutionary relationships of the Danainae. Trop. Lepid. 3: 64-73.
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Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
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- First online 05 October 2006
- Content changed 05 October 2006
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Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2006. Anetia http://tolweb.org/Anetia/70699/2006.10.05 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
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