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Acraea karschi

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Acraea karschi
Illustration in Aurivillius's Rhopalocera Aethiopica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. karschi
Binomial name
Acraea karschi
Synonyms
  • Acraea viviana var. karschi Aurivillius, 1899
  • Acraea (Actinote) karschi

Acraea karschi, Karsch's acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon and possibly Angola.[2] The habitat consists of sub-montane forests.

Adult males mud-puddle.

Taxonomy

Acraea karschi is a member of the Acraea bonasia species group; see Acraea.

Etymology

The name honours Ferdinand Karsch.

References

  1. ^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-05.