Acraea cepheus

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Acraea cepheus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. cepheus
Binomial name
Acraea cepheus
Synonyms
  • Papilio cepheus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Acraea zosteria Godart,[1819]
  • Acraea baumanni Rogenhofer, 1890
  • Acraea cepheus pheusaca Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea cepheus sucepha Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea cepheus f. cepheana Strand, 1914
  • Acraea cepheus cepheus ab. disjuncta Dufrane, 1945
  • Acraea cepheus cepheus ab. addenda Dufrane, 1945
  • Acraea cepheus cepheus ab. deficiens Dufrane, 1945

Acraea cepheus, the Cepheus acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Africa, from Nigeria and Angola to Uganda, western Tanzania and Zambia.[1] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Caloncoba welwitschii and Lindackeria dentata.

References

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  1. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-05-31.

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