Acraea viviana
| Acraea viviana | |
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| Illustration in Aurivillius Rhopalocera Aethiopica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. viviana |
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| Acraea viviana Staudinger, 1896[1] | |
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Acraea viviana, the Straw-coloured Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of sub-montane forests at altitudes above 1,300 meters.
The larvae feed on Triumfetta rhomboidea.
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- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
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