Acraea admatha
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Acraea |
Species: | A. admatha
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Binomial name | |
Acraea admatha | |
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Acraea admatha, the Hewitson's glassy acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, northern Angola and the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forest edges, secondary forests and agricultural areas with a full canopy.
The larvae feed on Rinorea species.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acraea admatha.
Wikispecies has information related to Acraea admatha.
- ^ "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 2012-05-30.
External links
- Images representing Acraea admatha at Bold
- Acraea admatha at Pteron