Acraea atergatis

Acraea atergatis
Acraea atergatis and related species
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. atergatis
Binomial name
Acraea atergatis
Westwood, 1881[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) atergatis
  • Acraea atergatis f. eichleri van Son, 1963

Acraea atergatis is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Malawi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Haut-Lomani, Cataractes, Kinshasa), Angola, Zambia, north-western Zimbabwe, northern Botswana and Namibia.[2] The habitat consists of open areas in deciduous woodland.

Adults are on wing year round. There are distinct seasonal forms.

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