Acraea rangatana

Acraea rangatana
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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 family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia.^[2]

Subspecies

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

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

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