Acraea kappa
Acraea kappa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Acraea |
Species: | A. kappa
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Binomial name | |
Acraea kappa | |
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Acraea kappa is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, from the western part of the country to the Kigoma-Mpanda district.[3]
Taxonomy[]
It is a member of the Acraea terpsicore species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]
References[]
- ^ Pierre, J. 1979 Le complexe ultraspecifique d’Acraea admatha Hewitson, reconnaissance de 6 especes-jumelles, description de nouveaux taxons (Lepidoptera, Acraeidae). Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France (N.S.) 15 (4): 719-737.
- ^ "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 2012-05-31.
- ^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
External links[]
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Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1979
- Acraea (butterfly)
- Endemic fauna of Tanzania
- Butterflies of Africa
- Heliconiinae stubs