Acraea atolmis
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| Acraea atolmis figure 5 | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. atolmis |
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| Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1881[1] | |
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Acraea atolmis, the Scarlet Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in western Zimbabwe, Botswana, northern Namibia, western Zambia, the southern and western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola.[2] The habitat consists of deciduous woodland.
Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Triumfetta species.
References
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- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
External links
- Images representing Acraea atolmis at Bold
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 55 c
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