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Acraea eltringhamiana

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Acraea eltringhamiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. eltringhamiana
Binomial name
Acraea eltringhamiana
Synonyms
  • Acraea acrita eltringhamiana Le Doux, 1932
  • Acraea (Acraea) eltringhamiana

Acraea eltringhamiana is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Zambia (from the northern part of the country to Lake Bangweulu) and the south-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]

Acraea eltringhamiana is a member of the Acraea acrita species group. The clade members are:

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References

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  1. ^ Le Doux, C. 1932. Acraeen-Studien V (Lep. Rhopal.). Eine Monographie des Rassenkreises Acraea acrita Hewitson. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 18: 172-225.
  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. ^ Henning, G.A., 1993 Phylogenetic notes on the African species of the subfamily Acraeinae. Part 2-3. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Metamorphosis 4 (1): 5-18, (2): 53-68
  5. ^ Henning, G.A. & Williams, M.C. 2010 Taxonomic notes on the afrotropical taxa of the tribe Acraeini Boisduval, 1833 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae) Metamorphosis 21 (1) : 2-38
  6. ^ Pierre, J. & Bernaud, D., 2013 Nymphalidae XXIII. Acraea subgenus Acraea Butterflies of the World 39 : 1-8, pl. 1-28 Goecke & Evers
  7. ^ Pierre. J. & Bernau.D. 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf