Acraea iturina

Acraea iturina
Acraea iturina kakana figure 14
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. iturina
Binomial name
Acraea iturina
Grose-Smith, 1890[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) iturina
  • Acraea iturinoides Stoneham, 1936
  • Acraea iturina f. sinepeduncles Stoneham, 1936
  • Acraea iturina f. albicolor Stoneham, 1943
  • Acraea kakana ab. infernalis Ungemach, 1932

Acraea iturina, the Ituri Glassy Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia.[2] The habitat consists of forests at altitudes between 900 and 2,000 meters.

The larvae feed on Urera cordifolia.

Subspecies

References

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