Acraea necoda
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. necoda
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Acraea necoda is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the central and northern plateau in Ethiopia.[3]
Description
Very close to Acraea encedon q.v.
Biology
The larvae feed on Urtica species.
Taxonomy
- Hyalites (group encedon) Henning, 1993 [4]
- Telchinia (Telchinia) Henning & Williams, 2010 [5]
- Acraea (Actinote) (group encedon subgroup encedon) Pierre, J. & Bernaud, D., 2013 [6]
See also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [7]
References
- ^ Hewitson, W.C. 1857-1861. Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies 2 iv, [1-124].London.
- ^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ^ Henning, G. A., 1993 Phylogenetic notes on the African species of the subfamily Acraeinae. Part 2-3. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Metamorphosis 4 (1): 5-18, (2): 53-68
- ^ Henning, G.A. & Williams, M.C. 2010 Taxonomic notes on the afrotropical taxa of the tribe Acraeini Boisduval, 1833 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae) Metamorphosis 21 (1) : 2-38
- ^ Pierre, J. & Bernaud, D., 2013 Nymphalidae XXIII. Acraea subgenus Acraea Butterflies of the World 39 : 1-8, pl. 1-28 Goecke & Evers
- ^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
External links
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- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 56 e
- Acraea necoda Le Site des Acraea de Dominique Bernaud
- Acraea aglaonice Image collection Dominique Bernaud
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