Acraea penelope
| Acraea penelope | |
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| Acraea penelope translucida male figure 4, Acraea penelope derubescens figure 5, Acraea penelope translucida female figure 6, Acraea penelope vitrea figure 7 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. penelope |
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| Acraea penelope Staudinger, 1896[1] | |
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Acraea penelope, the Penelope Acraea or Penelope's Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of sub-montane forests.
Subspecies
- Acraea penelope penelope (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Tanzania)
- Acraea penelope vitrea Eltringham, 1912 (Kenya: highlands west of the Rift Valley)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Acraea penelope |
- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 57 b
- Images representing Acraea penelope at Bold.
- Acraea penelope penelope at Pteron
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