Acraea karschi
Acraea karschi, Karsch's acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon and possibly Angola.[2] The habitat consists of sub-montane forests.
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| Illustration in Aurivillius's Rhopalocera Aethiopica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. karschi |
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| Acraea karschi Aurivillius, 1899[1] | |
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Adult males mud-puddle.
Taxonomy
Acraea karschi is a member of the Acraea bonasia species group; see Acraea.
Etymology
The name honours Ferdinand Karsch.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Acraea karschi. |
- "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 56 c
- Acraea karschi Le Site des Acraea de Dominique Bernaud as a subspecies of Acraea sotikensis
- Acraea karschi Image collection
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