Acraea doubledayi

Acraea doubledayi
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]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) doubledayi
  • Acraea gaekwari Sharpe, 1901
  • Acraea doubledayi f. rileyi Eltringham, 1913
  • Acraea doubledayi arabica Eltringham, 1912

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

Etymology

The name honours Edward Doubleday

References

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