Acraea ventura

Acraea ventura
Acraea ventura figure 12
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. ventura
Binomial name
Acraea ventura
Hewitson, 1877[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) ventura
  • Acraea serena ab. melas Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea ochrascens Sharpe, 1902
  • Acraea terpsichore var. bukoba Weymer, 1903

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

Taxonomy

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

References

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