Acraea eltringhami

Acraea eltringhami
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. eltringhami
Binomial name
Acraea eltringhami
Joicey & Talbot, 1921[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) eltringhami
  • Acraea kisaba Carcasson, 1981

Acraea eltringhami is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (from the eastern part of the country to Kivu).[2]

Etymology

The name honours the English entomologist Harry Eltringham.

References

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