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Acraea penelope

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Acraea penelope
Acraea penelope translucida male figure 4, Acraea penelope derubescens figure 5, Acraea penelope translucida female figure 6, Acraea penelope vitrea figure 7
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A. penelope
Binomial name
Acraea penelope
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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