Acraea oberthueri

Acraea oberthueri
Acraea oberthueri and related species
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. oberthueri
Binomial name
Acraea oberthueri
Butler, 1895[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) oberthueri
  • Acraea oberthuri
  • Acraea oberthueri confluens Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea oberthueri var. laetopicta Rebel, 1914
  • Acrea oberthuri var. confluens Schouteden, 1919
  • Acraea oberthueri ab. ornata Schultze, 1923
  • Acraea oberthueri f. kuntzeni Le Doux, 1923

Acraea oberthueri, Oberthuer’s Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Mbini and Bioko), the Republic of Congo, the southern and eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo and western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests and mature secondary growth.

It is mimicked by females of Mimacraea apicalis.

The larvae feed on Ancistrocarpus densispinosus and Grewia species.

Etymology

The specific epithet honours Charles Oberthur.

References

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