Acraea alicia

Acraea alicia is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests and farmland.

Acraea alicia
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. alicia
Binomial name
Acraea alicia
(Sharpe, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Telchinia alicia Sharpe, 1890
  • Acraea (Actinote) alicia
  • Acraea cappadox Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea planesium Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea alicia f. cabiroides Poulton, 1908
  • Acraea alicia f. tenelloides Poulton, 1908
  • Acraea bonasia alicia ab. interruptana Strand, 1914
  • Acraea alicia ab. ornata Dufrane, 1945
  • Acraea alicia ab. suffusa Dufrane, 1945

Subspecies
  • Acraea alicia alicia (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, northern Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia)
  • Acraea alicia mbulu Kielland, 1990 (Tanzania: northern highlands)
  • Acraea alicia uzungwae Kielland, 1990 (Tanzania: southern highlands)

Taxonomy

Acraea alicia is a member of the Acraea bonasia species group; see Acraea.

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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 2012-06-01.


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