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Acraea periphanes

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Acraea periphanes
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. periphanes
Binomial name
Acraea periphanes
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) periphanes
  • Acraea beni Bethune-Baker, 1908
  • Acraea onerata f. umida Wichgraf, 1909
  • Acraea periphanes f. melaina Eltringham, 1911
  • Acraea periphanes f. acritoides Eltringham, 1911
  • Acraea periphanes f. marginata Eltringham, 1911
  • Acraea periphanes interposita Wichgraf, 1918
  • Acraea periphanes f. seitzi Le Doux, 1922
  • Acraea periphanes f. bihensis Le Doux, 1923

Acraea periphanes is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in northern Zambia, Malawi, southern and western Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Haut-Lomani, Lualaba, Haut-Shaba) and Angola.[2] The habitat consists of marshy grassland.

References

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  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 2012-05-31.

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