Acraea asboloplintha
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| Acraea asboloplintha figures 4, 5, 6 as Acraea dissociata | |
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Acraea asboloplintha, the Black-winged Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests and heavy woodland.
The larvae feed on Basananthe zanzibaricum and Adenia lobata.
Subspecies
- Acraea asboloplintha asboloplintha (Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo: east to Ituri and Kivu)
- Acraea asboloplintha rubescens Trimen, 1909 (Kenya: highlands east of the Rift Valley)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Acraea asboloplintha.
- ^ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
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