Acraea rangatana

Acraea rangatana
Acraea rangatana figures 6, 7, 8
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. rangatana
Binomial name
Acraea rangatana Eltringham, 1912
Synonyms
Acraea terpsichore f. rangatana Eltringham, 1912 Acraea (Actinote) rangatana Acraea bettiana Joicey & Talbot, 1921 Acraea bettiana ab. kissenjensis Joicey and Talbot, 1921 Acraea bettiana ab. hades Joicey and Talbot, 1927 Acraea ventura basilewskyi Berger, 1956 Acraea maji Carpenter, 1935

Acraea rangatana is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia.

The larvae feed on Nesaea pediculata, Alchemilla gracilipes and Rotola species.

Subspecies

• Acraea rangatana rangatana (Kenya: highlands east of the Rift Valley)
• Acraea rangatana bettiana Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Ugand: south-west to Kigezi, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo: northern Kivu)
• Acraea rangatana ecketti Jackson, 1951 (Kenya: highlands west of the Rift Valley)
• Acraea rangatana maji Carpenter, 1935 (south-western Ethiopia)

Taxonomy

Acraea rangatana is a member of the Acraea bonasia species group see Acraea.

External links

• Images representing Acraea rangatana at Bold.
• Images representing Acraea rangatana bettiana at Bold.
• Images representing Acraea rangatana ecketti at Bold.