Acraea matuapa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Acraea matuapa
GroseSmithKirby1892RhopExotPlate2.jpg
Figures 5 and 6
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. matuapa
Binomial name
Acraea matuapa
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) matuapa

Acraea matuapa is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, in the eastern part of the country and along the coast.[3] The habitat consists of grassy areas in and around coastal forests.

References[]

  1. ^ Grose-Smith, H. 1889. Descriptions of twenty-four new species of butterflies captured by Mr. Last in the neighbourhood of Mombasa, East Coast of Africa, in the collection of Mr. H. Grose-Smith. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 3: 121-137.
  2. ^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-05-31.

External links[]


Retrieved from ""