Acraea kraka

Acraea kraka, the kraka glassy acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Acraea kraka
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. kraka
Binomial name
Acraea kraka
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) kraka
  • Acraea kibi Usher, 1986
  • Acraea kraka var. pallida Carpenter, 1932

The larvae feed on Caloncoba species.

Subspecies

  • Acraea kraka kraka (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, mainland Equatorial Guinea and Bioko)
  • Acraea kraka kibi Usher, 1986 (Ghana)
  • Acraea kraka pallida Carpenter, 1932 (western Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Ituri, Kivu)

References

  1. Acraea 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 2012-05-30.


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