Acraea turna

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

Acraea turna
Figures 7 and 8 as Acraea marmorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. turna
Binomial name
Acraea turna
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) turna
  • Acraea marmorata Grose-Smith and Kirby, 1892
  • Acraea turna lacteata Le Cerf, 1927
  • Acraea turna lacteata f. scioptera Le Cerf, 1927

Taxonomy

Acraea turna is a member of the Acraea acrita species group. The clade members are:

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 2012-05-31.


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