Acraea orina

Acraea orina, the orina acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, western Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea (Mbini and Bioko).[2] The habitat consists of forest clearings and edges.

Acraea orina
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. orina
Binomial name
Acraea orina
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) orina
  • Acraea oreta Hewitson, 1874
  • Acraea orina var. nigroapicalis Aurivillius, 1893

Adults males mud puddle and both sexes are attracted to flowers.

References

  1. Acraea oreas
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-05.


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