Acraea admatha
| Acraea admatha | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. admatha |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865[1] | |
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Acraea admatha, Hewitson’s Glassy Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, northern Angola and the western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forest edges, secondary forests and agricultural areas with a full canopy.
The larvae feed on Rinorea species.
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- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
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