Acraea braesia

Acraea braesia
Acraea braesia figure 20
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. braesia
Binomial name
Acraea braesia
Godman, 1885[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) braesia
  • Acraea leucosoma Staudinger, 1885
  • Acraea regalis Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea mystica Neave, 1904
  • Acraea nohara ochracea Le Doux, 1931
  • Acraea bresia f. lucida Talbot, 1932
  • Acraea braesia f. leucofasciata Stoneham, 1943

Acraea braesia is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, north-eastern Uganda, eastern and northern Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dry thornbush country.

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