Acraea sykesi
| Acraea sykesi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. sykesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea sykesi Sharpe, 1902[1] | |
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Acraea sykesi, Sykes’ Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, south-eastern Sudan, northern Uganda, north-western Kenya and possibly north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dry riverbeds and savanna.
The larvae feed on Adenia species, including Adenia venenata.
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- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
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