Acraea ventura
| Acraea ventura | |
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| Acraea ventura figure 12 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. ventura |
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| Acraea ventura Hewitson, 1877[1] | |
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Acraea ventura is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of marshy areas.
The larvae feed on Cassia species.
Subspecies
- Acraea ventura ventura (Malawi, southern Tanzania, northern Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, Angola)
- Acraea ventura ochrascens Sharpe, 1902 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Kivu, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
Taxonomy
Acraea ventura is a member of the Acraea bonasia species group see Acraea.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Acraea ventura |
- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
External links
- Images representing Acraea ventura at Bold.
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 56 a
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