Acraea rangatana
| Acraea rangatana | |
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| Acraea rangatana figures 6, 7, 8 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. rangatana |
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| Acraea rangatana Eltringham, 1912[1] | |
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Acraea rangatana is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia.[2]
The larvae feed on Nesaea pediculata, Alchemilla gracilipes and Rotola species.
Subspecies
- Acraea rangatana rangatana (Kenya: highlands east of the Rift Valley)
- Acraea rangatana bettiana Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Ugand: south-west to Kigezi, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo: northern Kivu)
- Acraea rangatana ecketti Jackson, 1951 (Kenya: highlands west of the Rift Valley)
- Acraea rangatana maji Carpenter, 1935 (south-western Ethiopia)
Taxonomy
Acraea rangatana is a member of the Acraea bonasia species group see Acraea.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Acraea rangatana |
- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
External links
- Images representing Acraea rangatana at Bold.
- Images representing Acraea rangatana bettiana at Bold.
- Images representing Acraea rangatana ecketti at Bold.
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