Acraea sykesi

Acraea sykesi, the Sykes' acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, south-eastern Sudan, northern Uganda, north-western Kenya and possibly north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dry riverbeds and savanna.

Acraea sykesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. sykesi
Binomial name
Acraea sykesi
Sharpe, 1902[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) sykesi
  • Acraea skyesi
  • Acraea doubledayi f. candida Eltringham, 1912

The larvae feed on Adenia species, including A. venenata.

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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