Acraea doubledayi
| Acraea doubledayi | |
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| Acraea doubledayi figures 1,2 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. doubledayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea doubledayi Guérin-Méneville, 1849[1] | |
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Acraea doubledayi is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.[2]
The larvae feed on Adenia species.
Subspecies
- Acraea doubledayi doubledayi (south-eastern Sudan, northern Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia)
- Acraea doubledayi azvaki d'Abrera, 1980 (south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen)
Etymology
The name honours Edward Doubleday
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Acraea doubledayi |
- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
External links
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