Acraea eltringhami
Acraea eltringhami | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Acraea |
Species: | A. eltringhami
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Binomial name | |
Acraea eltringhami | |
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Acraea eltringhami is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the eastern part of the country to Kivu).[3]
Taxonomy[]
It is a member of the Acraea terpsicore species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]
Etymology[]
The name honours the English entomologist Harry Eltringham.
References[]
- ^ Joicey, J.J., & Talbot, G. 1921. New Lepidoptera collected by Mr. T.A. Barns in east central Africa. Bulletin of the Hill Museum, Witley 1: 40-166.
- ^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
- ^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acraea eltringhami. |
Wikispecies has information related to Acraea eltringhami. |
- Acraea eltringhami Le Site des Acraea de Dominique Bernaud
- Images representing Acraea eltringhami at Bold
- Acraea eltringhami at Pteron
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1921
- Acraea (butterfly)
- Heliconiinae stubs