Acraea periphanes

Acraea periphanes is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in northern Zambia, Malawi, southern and western Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Haut-Lomani, Lualaba, Haut-Shaba) and Angola.[2] The habitat consists of marshy grassland.

Acraea periphanes
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. periphanes
Binomial name
Acraea periphanes Oberthür, 1893[1]
Synonyms
Acraea (Acraea) periphanes Acraea beni Bethune-Baker, 1908 Acraea onerata f. umida Wichgraf, 1909 Acraea periphanes f. melaina Eltringham, 1911 Acraea periphanes f. acritoides Eltringham, 1911 Acraea periphanes f. marginata Eltringham, 1911 Acraea periphanes interposita Wichgraf, 1918 Acraea periphanes f. seitzi Le Doux, 1922 Acraea periphanes f. bihensis Le Doux, 1923

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 2012-05-31.

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 55 b
• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 59 f melaina
• Images representing Acraea periphanes at Bold.