Acraea rangatana

Acraea rangatana
Acraea rangatana figures 6, 7, 8
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. rangatana
Binomial name
Acraea rangatana
Eltringham, 1912[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea terpsichore f. rangatana Eltringham, 1912
  • Acraea (Actinote) rangatana
  • Acraea bettiana Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Acraea bettiana ab. kissenjensis Joicey and Talbot, 1921
  • Acraea bettiana ab. hades Joicey and Talbot, 1927
  • Acraea ventura basilewskyi Berger, 1956
  • Acraea maji Carpenter, 1935

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

Taxonomy

Acraea rangatana is a member of the Acraea bonasia species group see Acraea.

References

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