Acraea alicia

Acraea alicia

Acraea alicia figures 2, 11
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. alicia
Binomial name
*Acraea alicia* (Sharpe, 1890)^[1]
Synonyms
Telchinia alicia Sharpe, 1890 Acraea (Actinote) alicia Acraea cappadox Oberthür, 1893 Acraea planesium Oberthür, 1893 Acraea alicia f. cabiroides Poulton, 1908 Acraea alicia f. tenelloides Poulton, 1908 Acraea bonasia alicia ab. interruptana Strand, 1914 Acraea alicia ab. ornata Dufrane, 1945 Acraea alicia ab. suffusa Dufrane, 1945

Acraea alicia is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.^[2] The habitat consists of montane forests and farmland.

Subspecies

Acraea alicia alicia (Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, northern Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia)
Acraea alicia mbulu Kielland, 1990 (Tanzania: northern highlands)
Acraea alicia uzungwae Kielland, 1990 (Tanzania: southern highlands)

Taxonomy

Acraea alicia is a member of the Acraea bonasia species group see Acraea.

References

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↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini

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