Acraea penelope

Acraea penelope, the Penelope acraea or Penelope's acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of sub-montane forests.

Acraea penelope
A. p. translucida male figure 4,
A. p. derubescens figure 5,
A. p. translucida female figure 6,
A. p. vitrea figure 7
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. penelope
Binomial name
Acraea penelope
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) penelope
  • Acraea penelope f. argentea Eltringham, 1912
  • Acraea penelope f. exalbescens Eltringham, 1912
  • Acraea penelope f. penella Eltringham, 1912
  • Acraea penelope ab. sulphurescens Aurivillius, 1913
  • Acraea penelope f. laeticolor Le Doux, 1928
  • Acraea penelope penelope f. josetta Jackson, 1951

Subspecies
  • A. p. penelope (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Tanzania)
  • A. p. vitrea Eltringham, 1912 (Kenya: highlands west of the Rift Valley)
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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 2012-06-05.


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