Acraea penelope

Acraea penelope
	Acraea penelope translucida male figure 4, Acraea penelope derubescens figure 5, Acraea penelope translucida female figure 6, Acraea penelope vitrea figure 7
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. penelope
Binomial name
	Acraea penelope; Staudinger, 1896
Synonyms
	Acraea (Actinote) penelope; Acraea penelope f. argentea Eltringham, 1912; Acraea penelope f. exalbescens Eltringham, 1912; Acraea penelope f. penella Eltringham, 1912; Acraea penelope ab. sulphurescens Aurivillius, 1913; Acraea penelope f. laeticolor Le Doux, 1928; Acraea penelope penelope f. josetta Jackson, 1951;

Acraea penelope, the Penelope Acraea or Penelope's Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of sub-montane forests.

Subspecies

Acraea penelope penelope (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Tanzania)
Acraea penelope vitrea Eltringham, 1912 (Kenya: highlands west of the Rift Valley)

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