Acraea masamba

Acraea masamba is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Acraea masamba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. masamba
Binomial name
Acraea masamba
Ward, 1872[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) masamba
  • Acraea ruepelli Saalmuller, 1878
  • Acraea boseae Saalmuller, 1880
  • Acraea masamba r. vulgaris Oberthür, 1916
  • Acraea masamba f. torquata Le Cerf, 1927

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 2012-06-05.


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