Acraea rangatana

Acraea rangatana is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia.[2]

Acraea rangatana
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. rangatana
Binomial name
Acraea rangatana
Synonyms
  • Acraea terpsichore f. rangatana Eltringham, 1912
  • Acraea (Actinote) rangatana
  • Acraea bettiana Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Acraea bettiana ab. kissenjensis Joicey and Talbot, 1921
  • Acraea bettiana ab. hades Joicey and Talbot, 1927
  • Acraea ventura basilewskyi Berger, 1956
  • Acraea maji Carpenter, 1935

The larvae feed on Nesaea pediculata, Alchemilla gracilipes and Rotola species.

Subspecies
  • Acraea rangatana rangatana (Kenya: highlands east of the Rift Valley)
  • Acraea rangatana bettiana Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Uganda: south-west to Kigezi, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo: northern Kivu)
  • Acraea rangatana ecketti Jackson, 1951 (Kenya: highlands west of the Rift Valley)
  • Acraea rangatana maji Carpenter, 1935 (south-western Ethiopia)

Taxonomy

Acraea rangatana 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 2012-06-05.


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