Acraea ventura

Acraea ventura is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of marshy areas.

Acraea ventura
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. ventura
Binomial name
Acraea ventura
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) ventura
  • Acraea serena ab. melas Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea ochrascens Sharpe, 1902
  • Acraea terpsichore var. bukoba Weymer, 1903

The larvae feed on Cassia species.

Subspecies
  • Acraea ventura ventura (Malawi, southern Tanzania, northern Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Angola)
  • Acraea ventura ochrascens Sharpe, 1902 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

Taxonomy

Acraea ventura 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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