Acraea kraka
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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. kraka
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| Acraea kraka Aurivillius, 1893[1]
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Acraea kraka, the kraka glassy acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Caloncoba species.
Subspecies
- Acraea kraka kraka (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, mainland Equatorial Guinea and Bioko)
- Acraea kraka kibi Usher, 1986 (Ghana)
- Acraea kraka pallida Carpenter, 1932 (western Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Ituri, Kivu)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Acraea kraka.
- ^ Acraea 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.
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