Acraea pseudolycia
| Acraea pseudolycia | |
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| Acraea pseudolycia forms and nominate figures 1-6 and 10 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. pseudolycia |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea pseudolycia Butler, 1874[1] | |
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Acraea pseudolycia is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda, Sudan and Ethiopia.[2]
Subspecies
- Acraea pseudolycia pseudolycia (Angola, western Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo: Lualaba, Maniema)
- Acraea pseudolycia astrigera Butler, 1899 (central and eastern Kenya, Tanzania, eastern Zambia, Malawi, northern Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia)
Taxonomy
Acraea pseudolycia is a member of the Acraea acrita species group. The clade members are:
- Acraea anemosa
- Acraea pseudolycia
- Acraea turna
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acraea pseudolycia. |
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Wikispecies has information related to: Acraea pseudolycia |
- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
External links
- Images representing Acraea pseudolycia at Bold.
- Images representing Acraea pseudolycia astrigera at Bold.
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 60 f as pseudolycia and astrigera
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