Acraea periphanes

Acraea periphanes
Acraea periphanes figure 23
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. periphanes
Binomial name
Acraea periphanes
Oberthür, 1893[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) periphanes
  • Acraea beni Bethune-Baker, 1908
  • Acraea onerata f. umida Wichgraf, 1909
  • Acraea periphanes f. melaina Eltringham, 1911
  • Acraea periphanes f. acritoides Eltringham, 1911
  • Acraea periphanes f. marginata Eltringham, 1911
  • Acraea periphanes interposita Wichgraf, 1918
  • Acraea periphanes f. seitzi Le Doux, 1922
  • Acraea periphanes f. bihensis Le Doux, 1923

Acraea periphanes is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in northern Zambia, Malawi, southern and western Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Haut-Lomani, Lualaba, Haut-Shaba) and Angola.[2] The habitat consists of marshy grassland.

References

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  1. ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini

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