Acraea hamata

Acraea hamata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. hamata
Binomial name
Acraea hamata
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) hamata

Acraea hamata is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the eastern part of the country to Kivu), Uganda (from the south-western art of the country to Kigezi), Rwanda and Tanzania.[3]

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Acraea terpsicore species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]

References

  1. ^ Joicey, J.J., & Talbot, G. 1922b. New forms of butterflies from Africa. Bulletin of the Hill Museum, Witley 1: 339-342.
  2. ^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  4. ^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
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