Acraea doubledayi

Acraea doubledayi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.[2]

Acraea doubledayi
Figures 1 and 2
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. doubledayi
Binomial name
Acraea doubledayi
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) doubledayi
  • Acraea gaekwari Sharpe, 1901
  • Acraea doubledayi f. rileyi Eltringham, 1913
  • Acraea doubledayi arabica Eltringham, 1912

The larvae feed on Adenia species.

Subspecies

  • Acraea doubledayi doubledayi (south-eastern Sudan, northern Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia)
  • Acraea doubledayi azvaki d'Abrera, 1980 (south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen)

Etymology

The name honours Edward Doubleday

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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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