Acraea medea

The synonym Papilio medea was also applied (also in 1775, but apparently regarded as invalid) to the species now known as Catonephele acontius
Acraea medea
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. medea
Binomial name
Acraea medea
(Cramer, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio medea Cramer, 1775 (nec Fabricius)
  • Acraea (Acraea) medea
  • Papilio pasiphae Fabricius, 1781
  • Telchinia saronis Hübner, 1819

Acraea medea is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found on the island of Principe.[2]

References

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