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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Acraea |
Species: | A. doubledayi |
Binomial name | |
Acraea doubledayi Guérin-Méneville, 1849[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acraea doubledayi. |
Wikispecies has information related to Acraea doubledayi |
- "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 2012-06-01.
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