Acraea equatorialis

Acraea equatorialis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2]

Acraea equatorialis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. equatorialis
Binomial name
Acraea equatorialis
Neave, 1904[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) equatorialis

The larvae feed on Passiflora species and Malva verticillata.

Subspecies

  • Acraea equatorialis equatorialis (eastern Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
  • Acraea equatorialis anaemia Eltringham, 1912 (eastern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania)

References

  1. "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-01.


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