Acraea parei

Acraea parei is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of montane grassland.

Acraea parei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. parei
Binomial name
Acraea parei
(Henning & Henning, 1996)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hyalites parei Henning & Henning, 1996
  • Acraea (Actinote) parei
  • Hyalites parei orangica Henning & Henning, 1996

Adults have been recorded in April, October, November and December.

Subspecies

  • Acraea parei parei (Zimbabwe: Chimanimani Mountains)
  • Acraea parei orangica (Henning & Henning, 1996) (the Nyika Plateau in Malawi and Zambia)

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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