Acraea polis
| Acraea polis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. polis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea polis Pierre, 1999[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acraea polis, the Western Musanga Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of secondary forests with Musanga species.
The larvae feed on Musanga cecropioides, Boehmeria and Myrianthus species.
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- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
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