Acraea punctellata
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Acraea |
Species: | A. punctellata
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Binomial name | |
Acraea punctellata | |
Synonyms | |
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Acraea punctellata is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Malawi and southern Tanzania.[3]
Description
[edit]Very similar to Acraea nohara qv.
Taxonomy
[edit]It is a member of the Acraea cepheus species group. See also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Eltringham, H. 1912. A monograph of the African species of the genus Acraea Fab., with a supplement on those of the Oriental Region. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1912: 1-374.
- ^ "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 2012-06-01.
- ^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
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