Acraea circeis
| Acraea circeis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. circeis |
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| Acraea circeis (Drury, 1782)[1] | |
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Acraea circeis, the White Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, the Republic of Congo, northern Angola and the south-western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Urera oblongifolia.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Acraea circeis |
- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
External links
- Acraea circeis Le Site des Acraea de Dominique Bernaud
- Images representing Acraea circeis at Bold
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